✿Pedaliaceae · Martynia
Ulat-Kanta / Devils'claw
Martynia annua
Also known as Tiger Claw, Snake's Head
UndershrubMedicinal
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Martynia annua
- Genus
- Martynia
- Family
- Pedaliaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Along road sides and as weed of wastelands
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Native to
- Central America, Mexico
- Distribution
- Tropical & sub-tropical America, Mexico, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- उलट-कांटा Ulat-kanta, बाघनख Baghnakh,उलट कांटा ulata kanta
- Bengali
- বাঘনখ
- Tamil
- Puli - Nagam, புலிநகம்
- Telugu
- గరుడ ముక్కు, మార్టీనియా
- Kannada
- ಹುಲಿಯುಗುರು Huliyuguru, ಗರುಡಮೂಗು Garuda moogu
- Malayalam
- Puli - Nakham, പുലിനഖം
- Marathi
- Vinchu, विंचवी
About Ulat-Kanta
Devils'claw (Martynia annua) is an undershrub belonging to the Pedaliaceae family (Pedalium Or Sesame Family). It is typically found in along road sides and as weed of wastelands. Native to Central America, Mexico, it is distributed across Tropical & sub-tropical America, Mexico, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Myanmar. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Pedaliaceae
Pedalium Or Sesame Family
Ulat-Kanta belongs to the Pedaliaceae family.
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