Family: Euphorbiaceae
Synonym: Chrozophora plicata var. rottleri (Geiseler) Müll.Arg. , Croton rottleri Geiseler
Vernacular names:
Bengali: Khudi Ojra (খুদি ওকরা)
Hindi: शदेवी shadevi, dekha chowkdi, dekha-chowkdi, gubra, khakaguddi, sonballi, subali
Marathi: सुर्यवर्ती suryavarti
Tamil: Purapirakkai
Telugu: ఎర్ర మిరియము erra miriyamu, గురుగుఛెట్టు guruguchettu, లింగమిరప linga mirapa
Kannada: ಲಿಮ್ಗಮೆಣಸು lingamenasu, gurugu
Konkani: सुवर्ली survarli
Urdu: चोटकी हुङ्काथ chotaki hunkatath, सुर्यवर्त suryawarta
Sanskrit: सुर्यवर्त suryavarta
"The real Chrozophora plicata (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng. does not occur in India. It is confined to Africa and Middle East. What is given as C. plicata in Indian floras are now known as Chrozophora rottleri (Geisl.) A.Juss. ex Spreng. - N.P.Balakrishnan
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Weed; Plant Habit- Herb; Size: around 1 feet or a little lesser; Leaves Type: simple; Shape: slightly lobed into 3 parts. margin wavy; Size- 7-8 cm x 5-6 cm; Ovate with silvery hair on both faces of leaves stem, tender parts of plants etc.; Flower: calyx/Corolla: abt 0.8 cm 5 numbers lance shaped. stigmas 5 yellow tallest part of the flower Anthers yellow; Fruits Type: 3 lobed, spiny with persistent styles red in appearance Aslo see this page
Published articles of Chrozophora rottleri
1. alpha-Glucosidase inhibitory constituents from Chrozophora plicata
Author(s): Tabussum, Asia; Riaz, Naheed; Saleem, Muhammad; et al.
Source: PHYTOCHEMISTRY LETTERS Volume: 6 Issue: 4 Pages: 614-619 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytol.2013.08.005 Published: NOV 2013
2. Experimental Chrozophora plicata poisoning in goats and sheep.
Author(s): Galal, M; Adam, S E
Source: Veterinary and human toxicology Volume: 30 Issue: 5 Pages: 447-52 Published: 1988-Oct
3. REVIEW ON MEDICINAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF IRESINE HERBSTII, CHROZOPHORA ROTTLERI AND ECBOLIUM LINNEANUM
Author(s): Dipankar, C.; Murugan, S.; Uma, Devi P.
Source: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES Volume: 8 Issue: 5 Special Issue: SI Pages: 124-129 DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v8i5S.6 Published: 2011
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