Polygala erioptera DC.

 
  • Family : POLYGALACEAE
    (MILKWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Polygalaceae
  • Species : Polygala erioptera
  • Synonym : Polygala erioptera var. vahliana (DC.) Chodat; Polygala vahliana DC.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Polygala erioptera DC.
  • Vernacular name : Balae soppu (Kan.); Paruppu chedi (Tam.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : Common as a weed in cultivated places and along roadsides of plains and hills. The var. vahliana (DC.) Chodat occurs in foothills up to 300 m, often with elongate branches and inflorescence axis up to 30 cm.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : India, Arabia, Tropical Asia and Africa
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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=Polygala erioptera. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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