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Seed germinate in about 2 weeks. Quite frequently (in India) pigeon pea is grown mixed with other crops or grown in alternate rows with rows of sorghum, groundnuts, sesame, cotton, pineapples, millets or maize.For pure crops pigeon pea should be sown 2.5–5 cm deep in rows 40–120 cm by 30–60 cm.About 3–4 seeds may be planted in each hill, and later thinned to 2 plants per hill. About 3–4 seeds may be planted in each hill, and later thinned to 2 plants per hill. Plants show little response to fertilizers.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Plants are adaptable to a variety of tropical and subtropical conditions.An easily grown plant requiring very little attention once established, it succeeds in soils that are too poor to support other crops Tolerates a pH in the range 4.5 - 6.5.Dioecious - both male and female forms need to be grown if fruits and seed are required.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==

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Agnimukh, Guḍḍe geru bija

Semecarpus anacardium is a native of India, found in the outer Himalayas to Coromandel Coast. It is closely related to the cashew.

Uses

dyspepsia, Strengthen the lungs, arthritis, aphrodisiac, piles, sexual health, skin disease, kapha, Destroys worms, wounds, Reduce urine flow.

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves, Pericarp.

Chemical Composition

Anacardic acid, cardol, catechol, anacardol and fixed oit, sernicarpoi, bhilawanol.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Greu, Geru-kayi
Hindi Bealata, bela, bhilava
Malayalam Thennukota, Alakcueer
Tamil Kalakam, Kavaka
Telugu Ballatamu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Angika, Agnimukh
English Marking nut


Habit

A small erect shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple tri-foliolate,lanceolate Leafs are 2.5-13.5 cm long to 1-5.5 cm wide. The leaflets are green above and a silvery grey-green beneath and are covered on their lower surfaces in small yellow glands

.[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 14cm long yellow, papilionaceous Typical of species belonging to the Leguminosae subfamily Papilionoideae, and resemble, for example, the pea ( Pisum sativum ) flower. Each flower has 10 stamens, 9 of which are fused into a partial tube, with the tenth stamen free. The ovary is positioned above the sepals, petals and stamens. The style is curved {{{5}}}

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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
straight or sickle 2-13 cm long x 0.5-1.5 cm The seeds are 4-9 mm x 3-8 mm and can be white, brown, purplish, black or mottled.


many seeds {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttung.

How to plant/cultivate

Plants are adaptable to a variety of tropical and subtropical conditions.An easily grown plant requiring very little attention once established, it succeeds in soils that are too poor to support other crops Tolerates a pH in the range 4.5 - 6.5.Dioecious - both male and female forms need to be grown if fruits and seed are required.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Semi-arid tropics, Humid areas, cold-free zones.

Photo Gallery

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References

  1. ↑ "Bimbima medicines"
  2. ↑ "kewscience"
  3. ↑ "purdue university"

External Links

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