Thanks for posting a new plant for me Tanay On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 10:54 AM, C KUNHIKANNAN <[email protected]>wrote:
> Yes it is Coldenia procumbens > > On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 5:47 PM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes. Coldenia procumbens, Boraginaceae. Common in Southern East > > Coast. Used in Siddha medicines. > > > > On Dec 18, 9:16 am, "A.Sinha" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> "Coldenia procumbens" > >> Seen in fallow land on the outskirts of Chennai > >> Low spreading herb with distinctive leaves, the leaf blade being > >> irregularly shaped and very deeply appressed along veins , tiny sessile > >> white flowers , 2mm long. > >> > >> Local people say it grows along stream banks, "Seruppadai in Tamil", > used > >> in Siddha medicine reputedly for boils, skin ailments > >> experts may pls confirm > >> > >> regards > >> > >> A.Sinha > >> > >> Coldenia.1.JPG > >> 99KViewDownload > >> > >> Coldenia.2.JPG > >> 75KViewDownload > > > > -- > Dr. C.Kunhikannan, > Division of Biodiversity, > Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, > Forest Campus, R.S.Puram, > Coimbatore-641002, Tamilnadu. > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]
