Lamprachaenium microcephalum

Lamprachaenium microcephalum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Uses

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Parts Used

Seeds.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Other features

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it is hardy in Britain. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Moist open places, Mixed forests, Grassy places in valleys, Grassy slopes.

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External Links

• Lamprachaenium microcephalum on indiabiodiversity.org
• Lamprachaenium microcephalum on envis.frlht.org
• Lamprachaenium microcephalum on florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in