Arogyappacha

Scientific Name :

Trichopus zeylanicus Gaertn. ssp. travancoricus

Synonym(s) :

Trichopodium travancoricum Bedd.

Local/Common name(s) :

Arogyappacha

Family :

Dioscoreaceae

Habit :

Herb

Flowering/Fruiting Time :

March-October

Habitat :

Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests

Endemic :

No

Status (IUCN) :

Distribution :

South West India to Peninsular Malaya

Nativity :

Indigenous

Uses :

Medicine

Description (Morphology) :

Perennial herbs, rhizome slender. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, apiculate, base deeply cordate, to 12 x 7 cm; 5-7 ribbed, petiole to 5 cm. Flowers fascicled at the base of the petiole. Perianth dark brown, campanulate, lobes lanceolate. Stamens 6, anthers apiculate. Fruit triquetrous, purple-brown; seeds dorsally grooved.