Rostellularia procumbens
Appearance
Rostellularia procumbens | |
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Rostellularia procumbens in Kadavoor, Kerala, India. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Rostellularia |
Species: | R. procumbens
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Binomial name | |
Rostellularia procumbens | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Synonymy
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Rostellularia procumbens, commonly known as water willow (Marathi: करंबल, romanized: Karambal, पित्तपापडा, Pitpapada, कलमाशी, Kalmashi,[2]Tamil: கோடகசாலை, romanized: Kōṭakacālai), is a small flowering plant native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Japan, and Korea.[1] It is found in higher elevations, commonly in humid areas.
The leaves' juice can be squeezed in the eyes in cases of ophthalmia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Rostellularia procumbens - Water Willow". www.flowersofindia.net.
- ^ Dymock, William (1890). Pharmacographia indica. A history of the principal drugs of vegetable origin, met with in British India. London, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., ld. LCCN agr03000423.
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