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==Chemical Composition==
The chemicals reported from the plant belong to different classes such as carbohydrates, starch, proteins, tannins, saponins and alkaloids.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Pindituka|en=Muyna|gu= |hi=Muyna, पुंद्रिका Pundrika|kn=Mullakare, Gobergally|ml=|mr=|ta=Manakkarai|te=Visikilamu, Chegagadda}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Ovate-oblong|leaves Leaves are arranged oppositely or whorls of three. Strong spines are bent at an acute angle.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower||greenishGreenish-white||Flower cymes occur in leaf axils, fascicled on a short peduncle. Flowers are small. The stigma is 4-5-lobed.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||5-6 long, oblong-reniform|||yellowYellow|Fruit is of the size of a cherry, turbinate, smooth, when ripe, succulent.Flowering: March-April.}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Direct sowing of seeds .<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==External Links==
* [http://wildedibles.teriin.org/index.php?album=Wild-edibles/Fruits/Meyna-laxiflora Meyna laxifloraMeyna laxiflora on wildedibles.teriin.org]
