Microstachys chamaelea (L.) Mull.Arg.
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Family: Euphorbiaceae
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Microstachys
Species: chamaelea
Common name:
English: Creeping Sebastiana
Description: Microstachys chamaelea is a perennial plant that can grow as an herb or a shrub. It is also known as Creeping Sebastiana. Leaves areAlternate, thick-papery, linear or linear-lanceolate, with a blunt tip and densely toothed margins Flowers:Monoecious, in slender axillary spikes, with male flowers in clusters and female flowers solitary Fruit:A triangular-spherical capsule with 3 lobes, each with two rows of soft prickles on the back Seeds:Oblong, carunculate, 1-1.5 mm long
Phenology: annual or subshrub that flowers in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Uses: used in traditional medicine as an astringent tonic, pain reliever, and to treat diarrhea, dysentery, and skin diseases.
Reference: www.flowersofindia.net
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