Institute of Biological Sciences

🌿 Syzygium nervosum A.Cunn. ex DC.

Family : Myrtaceae
Common name : jamun
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Near perennial stream
Fl. & Fr. : Jun - Aug

🍁 The decoction of S. nervosum leaves and flower buds has been consumed to cure digestive problems.

Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha
www.aprf.co.in

🍀 Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawler

Family : Convolvulaceae
Common name : Lakshmana, Pan bel
Habit : Climber
Habitat : Degraded forest areas and also in the plains
Fl. & Fr. : Jul - Oct

🍁 Seeds are used as cleaning agent, to improve difficult breathing,relive pain and to improve vision. A root decoction is drunk against dysentery.

Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha
www.aprf.co.in

🌼 Cassytha filiformis L

Family : Lauraceae
Common name : Nirmuli
Habit : Twiner
Habitat : Commonly found in coastal areas.
Fl. & Fr. : Jul - Sept

🍁 Root, stem, leaves and fruits of Cassytha filiformis are widely used for the treatment of ulcer, diarrhoea, GIT infection and urinary tract infections.

Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha
www.aprf.co.in

🌿 Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples

Family : Convolvulaceae
Common name : Prasarini
Habit : Creeper
Habitat : Common in open places and gassy fields.
Fl. & Fr. : Jul - Apr

🍁 The plant is considered bitter, astringent, tonic and it’s used in the treatment of rheumatism, piles,
swellings and urinary disorders.

Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha
www.aprf.co.in

☘️ Allmania nodiflora (L.) R. Br. ex Wight.

Family : Amaranthaceae
Common name : Tadatadua
Habit : Herb
Habitat : It grows in cultivated fields, waste places, with sandy and lateritic soil.
Fl. & Fr. : Jul - Dec

🍁 It is a green leafy vegetable, traditionally used as a medicine to treat constipation, desentary etc.

Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha
www.aprf.co.in

Zephyranthes citrina L.

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Common name : Yellow Rain Lily
Habit : Herb
Habitat : It grows in natural grasslands and gardens
Fl. & Fr. : Jul - Sept

🍁 Widely cultivated as an ornamental garden plant.

Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha
www.aprf.co.in

👉 Portulaca quadrifida L.

Family : Portulacaceae
Common name : Wild purslane
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Found along the roadsides and wastelands
Fl. & Fr. : Jun - Sept

👉 Uses : In Tamil Nadu, leaves and tender shoots cooked and eaten as leafy vegetables.
Leaf decoction is used to treat dysentery. .

Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha
www.aprf.co.in

Solanum virginianum L.
Family : Solanaceae
Common name : Anakranti/ Kantkari
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Found along the roadsides and open fields
Fl. & Fr. : Nov - May

Uses : Whole plant extract is used for bronchial asthma and piles. Decoction of the plant is used in gonorrhea, paste of leaves is useful in the treatment of fever, coughs and asthma.

Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha
www.aprf.co.in

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Amorphophallus bulbifer (Roxb.) Blume

Family : Araceae
Common name : Bana olua
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Grows wild on Hill slopes
Fl. & Fr. : May-July

Uses : Corm peels are macerated and used externally to cure skin infections.

Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha
www.aprf.co.in