Sanjivani / Field Milkwort
Polygala arvensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polygala arvensis
- Genus
- Polygala
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains and scrub jungles
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Northern Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Polygalaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Polygalaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Mirdoi, संजीवनी Sanjivani
- Malayalam
- katu-vistna-clandi, kodatsjeri
- Marathi
- फुटाणी
About Sanjivani
Field Milkwort (Polygala arvensis) is a herb belonging to the Polygalaceae family (Milkwort Family). It is typically found in moist deciduous forests, also in the plains and scrub jungles. Native to Indo-Malaysia, it is distributed across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Northern Australia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Polygalaceae
Milkwort Family
Sanjivani belongs to the Polygalaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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