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'''Tilaparni''', is an erect, branched, annual plant with sticky leaves; it . It can grow 40 - 150cm tall. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. The plant is occasionally cultivated in India, where it is gaining in popularity as a low-cost substitute for cumin. Its cultivation is promoted for degraded or marginal agricultural land where it can be cultivated with less difficulty than traditional crops.

{{Common names|kn=antu Antu saasive gida, haladimaamballiHaladimaamballi, kaadusassiveKaadusassive, naayi Naayi saasive, nayibelaNayibela|ml=ariaAria-veela, ariavilaAriavila, atunarivelaAtunarivela, katkudaguKatkudagu, naivelaNaivela|sa=adityabhaktaAdityabhakta, arikahitaArikahita, arkabhaktaArkabhakta, arkakantaArkakanta, brahmasuvarchalaBrahmasuvarchala, hulahulaHulahula, tilaparniTilaparni|ta=kaattu Kaattu kadugu, naai Naai vealai elai, nayikkaduguNayikkadugu, nayivelaiNayivelai, peruvelaiPeruvelai, |te=kukhaKukha-avalu, kukhavavuluKukhavavulu, kukhavomintaKukhavominta|hi= bagroBagro, hulhulHulhul, hurhurHurhur, jakhyaJakhya|en=}}

{{Leaf|Palmately compound|alternateAlternate|Petioles – of lower leaves 2.5 – 5cm long, Upper leaves 0.4 – 3.8cm Leaflets – sub sessile, elliptic – oblong or obovate. 2 – 4.3 cm long & 2.5 cm wide.Leaves hairy and green having bitter taste, having an unpleasant smell}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary Axillary lax raceme|Yellow|12 - 18|Flowers 1-1.5 cm across; pedicels to 1 cm long, elongate during fruiting. Sepals 4, 4-8 x 2-3 mm, lanceolate, apex acute, glandular hairy without. Petals 4, yellow, 6-12 x 3-5 mm, obovate to oblong-spathulate, apex rounded. Stamens 12-18; filaments 6-8 mm long, broadened at tip; anthers linear. Ovary sessile, 5-7 mm long, oblong-cylindric, glandular-hairy; stigma capitate.}}

{{Fruit|A capsule|5-6.5 x 0.3-0.5 cm||linearLinear-oblong, terete, striate, densely glandular hairy|seeds many, 1-1.5 mm across, reniform, transversely ridged, reddish-brown.}}