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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnatealternate|Oblongsimple and entire|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiralStipules absent; petiole 0–5 mm long with small auricles present in young leaves}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexualbisexual|2-4cm 1–2 mm long|pinkmucronate, white|stamens free|Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemesFlowers are calyx tubular, 7–11 mm long, 5-ribbed, with stalked glands along ribs}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong podcapsule|Thinly septate7.5–8 mm long|Seed oblong, pilose5–6 mm long, wrinkled|reddish brown to dark brown.||seeds upto 51-seeded|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Stem cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
This plant is cultivated in sandy-loam soils. Seeds are sown in nursery beds in the month of March-April.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 39 "Constituents"</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[ https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Plumbago+zeylanica+L."Morphology"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ http://chandigarh.gov.in/green_herb_chitr.htm"Cultivation detail"]</ref>
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 39.</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA] * [http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/plumbago-zeylanica Citraka on vikaspedia.in]* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chitrak.html Citraka on flowersofindia.net]
[[Category:Herbs]]
