Polygala chinensis L.

 
  • Family : POLYGALACEAE
    (MILKWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Polygalaceae
  • Species : Polygala chinensis
  • Synonym : Polygala telephioides Willd.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Polygala chinensis L.
  • Common name : Indian milkwort
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-195
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
  • Collection Date : 12/09/14
  • Collection Locality : Pudunur Forest, Javadhu Hills, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State
  • Habitat : Open deciduous forest
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-January
  • Comments : Occasional in Eastern Ghats. Extracts of plant used in chronic diarrhoea and in inflammation. (Franklin & Murthy, 2013)
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Marudahalli RF (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Bukkapatnam RF (Ananthapur district), Sesachalam Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, South China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, New Guinea
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.
  • 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=Polygala chinensis. Downloaded on 1 February 2025.

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