Kleinia grandiflora is a shrubby plant with succulent whitish green leaves found in the dry forests of peninsular India.
Uses
Parts Used
Leaves
Chemical Composition
Common names
[1]
Properties
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Shrub
Identification
Leaf
Kind
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Shape
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Feature
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Simple
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elliptic
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Leaf arrangement is alternate
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Flower
Type
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Size
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Color and composition
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Stamen
|
More information
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Unisexual
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1-2cm long
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white
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5
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Flowering February to July in terminal clusters
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[2]
Fruit
Type
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Size
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Mass
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Appearance
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Seeds
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More information
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winged
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Seed is attached to a pappus (wing like structure)
|
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seeds upto 70 per head
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Fruiting May to July
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Seeds look like the dandelion
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[3]
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
stem cuttings
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
Open dry tropical forests
Photo Gallery
Kleinia grandiflora leaves
References