✿Portulacaceae · Portulaca
Gedde Geni Soppu / Shaggy Portulaca
Portulaca pilosa
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- July-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Portulaca pilosa
- Genus
- Portulaca
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Koli mulaiyan, koli munaiyan, മുക്കുലീ കീരൈ Mukkuli keerai
- Kannada
- Gedde geni soppu
About Gedde Geni Soppu
Shaggy Portulaca (Portulaca pilosa) is a herb belonging to the Portulacaceae family (Purslane Family). It is typically found in moist deciduous forests and plains. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Pantropical. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-December. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Portulacaceae
Purslane Family
Gedde Geni Soppu belongs to the Portulacaceae family.
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