Herbarium JCB

Martynia annua L.

Family : PEDALIACEAE
(PEDALIUM FAMILY OR SESAME FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Martyniaceae
Species : Martynia annua
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Martynia annua L.
Common name : Devils' claw, Tiger claw
Vernacular name : Baghnakhi, Bichu, Hathajori (Hin.); Thaelkodukkukai, Kaakka mookuchedi (Tam.); Thelu kondi kaya, Garuda mukku, Puligoruchettu (Tel.); Angora, Baghanakhi (Ori.)
Collection Nos : FAP 36441
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 09/06/09
Collection Locality : K.K.Kottala, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
Key identification features : Stout sticky sub-shrub, at times as an undershrub. Purple-pink flowers, hairy with a yellow throat with a dark pink spot on each lobes.
Habit : Undershrub
Flower, Fruit : August-January
Native : Central America, Mexico
Comments : Introduced species from Central America, now naturalized in most hills along wastelands, as a weed and sometimes runs wild.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : Tropical & sub-tropical America, Mexico; Naturalized in the Old World Tropics
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Martynia annua. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.