| Article Index |
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| NILAPPANA |
| 1. Botany |
| 2. Chemical Constituents |
| 3. Medicinal Properties & Use |
| 4. Soil & Climate |
| 5. Propagation |
| 6. Planting & Aftercare |
| 7. Pest & Diseases |
| 8. Harvest & Processing |
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Botany
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It is a small herbaceous perennial plant belonging to ‘Dasapushpa’ group. Rhizome narrowly oblong, cylindrical and growing vertically, 4-5 cm long and 1 cm diameter. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, 30 x 5 cm; Inflorescence is a raceme with bisexual flowers towards the base and male flowers towards the apex. Perianth yellow, pubescent, 1cm across, lobes oblong-obtuse, stamens yellow and conspicuous. Ovary pilose, fruit narrowly oblong. Pods contain 4-5 seeds which do not germinate under natural conditions. Natural regeneration is through plantlets formed at the leaf tips touching wet soil. |