Family: Asclipidiaceae
Synonym: Asclepias gigantea L., Madorius giganteus (L.) Kuntze
Vernacular name: Dinesam, Erikku, Vella-erikku, Yerikku
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Wastelands
Distribution: Tropical Asia
Flowering and fruiting: Throughout the year
Key identification features: This shrub, growing up to 4 meters tall, has rounded stems and simple, opposite leaves that are elliptic-ovate to obovate, with a cordate base. The plant features many pale purple, white, or greenish-white flowers in lateral or axillary cymes. The calyx has five broadly ovate lobes, and the corolla is campanulate with short tubes and recurved lobes. The fruit is saccate, ovoid, and up to 6 cm long, containing many brown, broadly ovate seeds with a dull-white coma.
Uses: It is a medicinal plant
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