Scoparia dulcis L.

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Scoparia > S. dulcis

Description: Erect annual or perennial herbs. Leaves decussate to whorled, 1-3 x 0.5-1.5 cm, obovate-oblong, base attenuate, margin crenate-serrate, apex acute, penninerved, punctate, chartaceous; petiole to 0.7 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary or 2; pedicels slender 4-7 mm long. Calyx lobes 2-3 mm, ovate-oblong, ciliate along margin. Corolla white 4-6 mm long, rotate, throat densely hairy, lobes spathulate. Stamens 4, subequal, 3-4 mm long. Ovary globose, 2-celled; ovules many; stigma truncate. Capsules 1-2 mm across, globose. Seeds 4-angled, reticulate.

Flowering and fruiting : June to September, but in many cases it flowers throughout the year

Uses :Folk medicine, Traditional chinese medicine is dried in shade and consumed as a tea. Tender leaves are chewed, and are used as vegetable. It is considered highly medicinal specially for diabetic patient

Cultivation: wild

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org