About Flattop Nille Grass
Oldenlandia corymbosa, commonly known as flat-top mille graines or diamond flower, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a commonly used herb in China and India for treating sore eyes, anthelmintic, antirheumatic, depurative, digestive, diuretic, pectoral, fever, jaundice, child birth, and stomachic medicine, while the roots are reported to have vermifuge properties.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oldenlandia corymbosa
- Genus
- Oldenlandia
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Degraded forests areas, also in the plains
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia & Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- दमन पप्पड़ daman pappar, पित्तपापड़ा pitpapra
- Nepali
- पिरिङगों piringo
- Tamil
- காட்டுச்சாயவேர் kattucayaver, பாப்பான்பூண்டு pappan puntu, பர்ப்படாகம் parppatakam
- Telugu
- వెన్నెల వేము vernnela-vemu
- Kannada
- ಪರ್ಪಟ ಹುಲ್ಲು parpata hullu
- Malayalam
- പര്പ്പടകം parppatakam, പര്പ്പടക പുല്ല് parppatakappullu
- Marathi
- पित्तपापडा pitpapda
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Flattop Nille Grass belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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