Submission of Sauropus androgynous

[Lalithamba Avadhanam]

Plant name: Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr., Forest. Bur. Philipp. Bull. 1: 30. 1903.

Ver.names: Sweet leaf bush (Eng.); Vitaminla kura (Tel.).

Family:  Phyllanthaceae

Description:

Erect shrub up to 3m tall. Leaves alternate, 2 ranked; lamina 3-5 × 1.5-2.5 cm, ovate-lanceolate, thin. Plants monoecious. Male flowers 1-3 axillary, 4-5 mm across, greenish-white. Perianth disc shaped, 6 fid, feshy; stamens 3, disc incurved at upper part covering anthers with a maroon centre. Female flowers similar to males, disk 0, sepals accrescent in fruit, red. Capsule1-1.2cm across, white, depressed globose.

Habitat & location: Often cultivated. Rare in wild. Photographed at Nellore.

Flowering period: Almost throughout the year.

Uses: Leaves are used as vegetable. It is a rich source of provitamin-A, B and K. It is used for weight control in in some S.E.Asian nations.

Thank you

Regards

A.Lalithamba

[Tapas Chakrabarty]

Now Breynia androgyna (L.) Chakrab. & N.P. Balakr.

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Lalithamba ji.

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