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, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Plantaginaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Plantaginaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Sirapotla gida
About Sirapotla Gida
Asian Plantain (Plantago asiatica) is a shrub belonging to the Plantaginaceae family (Plantain family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/basal rosette simple leaves, spike/raceme flower clusters, capsule fruit. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Plantaginaceae
Plantain family
Sirapotla Gida belongs to the Plantaginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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