Polygala sibirica L.

 
  • Family : POLYGALACEAE
    (MILKWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Polygalaceae
  • Species : Polygala sibirica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Polygala sibirica L.
  • Vernacular name : Nela netralu (Tel.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-303
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 02/01/16
  • Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Key identification features : Diffuse herbs with oblong, glabrous leaves. Flowers are blue in racemes packed densely. Calyx is glabrous. Corolla long, winged.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : March-December
  • Comments : Occasional in dry areas. Leaf extracts are used in treatment of respiratory disorder. (Franklin & Murthy, 2013)
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : Europe, China, Indo-Malay
  • Literature : 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 sibirica. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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