Family: Moraceae
Habit: Small perennial herb or under-shrub with erect, often tufted stems containing milky latex.
Habitat: Found in moist, shaded places such as forest floors, rocky slopes, and tree bases.
Distribution: Native to southern India, especially the Western Ghats, and Sri Lanka.
Flowering and Fruiting: Produces unique, flat, disc-shaped inflorescences with both male and female flowers; fruits are small and crustaceous.
Key identification features: Leaves alternate, obovate to oblanceolate with toothed or wavy margins; distinct flattened, circular inflorescence resembling a small greenish disc.
Uses: Traditionally used in folk medicine for treating skin ailments, inflammation, and as a remedy for snake bites.
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