Meradu / Common Polygala
Polygala chinensis
Also known as Indian Milkwort
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh & more
- Flowering
- April-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polygala chinensis
- Genus
- Polygala
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forests, moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, South China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, New Guinea
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Kerala, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-January
- 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
- Meradu
- Bengali
- Nilkanta
- Tamil
- Chiriya nankai, Siriyanangai
- Kannada
- Belesoppu, Bili cheeni Kanigalu, Ghuntaani
- Malayalam
- Amrithanjan chedi
- Marathi
- नेगली Negli
About Meradu
Common Polygala (Polygala chinensis) is a herb belonging to the Polygalaceae family (Milkwort Family). It is typically found in open deciduous forests, moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, South China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, New Guinea. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-January. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Polygalaceae
Milkwort Family
Meradu belongs to the Polygalaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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