Polygonum aviculare L.
| Synonym : | Avicularia vulgarisDidr. Centinodium axillareMontandon Polygonum aphyllumKrock. Polygonum rubescensSmall |
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| Bangla Name : | - |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Polygonaceae |
| Disease : | Carminative, cough |
| Description : | Herbs annual. Stems prostrate, ascending, or erect, , much branched from base. Petiole short or nearly absent, articulate at base; leaf blade lanceolate or narrowly elliptic, both surfaces glabrous, midvein and lateral veins conspicuous, base cuneate, margin entire, apex acute or nearly obtuse; ocrea: lower part brown, upper part white or throughout brown, membranous, veined, apex lacerate. Flowers axillary; bracts thinly membranous. Pedicel slender, articulate at apex. Perianth green, margin white or pinkish, tepals elliptic. Stamens 8; filaments dilated at base. Styles 3, free, short; stigmas capitate. Achenes included or slightly exceeding persistent perianth, black-brown, opaque, ovoid, trigonous, minutely granular striate. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug |
| Distribution : | - |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Carminative, cough |
| Habit : | Herb |