Sirapotla Gida / Asian Plantain
Plantago asiatica
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Plantago asiatica
- Genus
- Plantago
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- BasalrecordedLeaves cluster at the base of the plant rather than along a stem.“It has short stems with a rosette of broadly ovate to broadly elliptic leaves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“It has short stems with a rosette of broadly ovate to broadly elliptic leaves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“Thin or very thin papery leaf blades are 4–12 cm (2–5 in) long, 2.5–6.5 cm (1–3 in) wide, sparsely pubescent, three to seven veins, obtuse to acute apex, broadly cuneate to surroun” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“Thin or very thin papery leaf blades are 4–12 cm (2–5 in) long, 2.5–6.5 cm (1–3 in) wide, sparsely pubescent, three to seven veins, obtuse to acute apex, broadly cuneate to surroun” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sirapotla Gida itself; the rest are typical of the Plantaginaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sirapotla Gida itself; the rest are typical of the Plantaginaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Sirapotla gida
About Sirapotla Gida
A member of the Plantaginaceae family, Asian Plantain (Plantago asiatica) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and 3 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
In practice it is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Plantaginaceae
Plantain family
Sirapotla Gida belongs to the Plantaginaceae family.
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