Common Name: Diamond Flower
Vernacular Name: പർപ്പടകപ്പുല്ല്
Systematic position:
Class- Magnoliopsida
Subclass- Asteridae
Order- Gentianales
Family- Rubiaceae
Genus- Oldenlandia
Species- O. corymbosa
Description: Oldenlandia corymbosa is a widespread polymorphic weed with a pantropical distribution. It is fast-growing and can rapidly colonize disturbed areas, open sites, gardens, farmlands, forest edges, grasslands, roadsides and riverbanks. It is an annual herb with ascending or erect stems which are 4-angled.
Flowering and Fruiting: August to October.
Economic Importance: Considered cooling, febrifuge, pectoral, digestive, diuretic, depurative, diaphoretic, stomachic, and vermifuge. Studies have shown antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, anti-malarial, antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, radioprotective, antipyretic, analgesic properties.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldenlandia_corymbosa