Characteristics
An erect branched herb. It is succulent. It grows 20-30 cm tall. The stems are leafless. They are 4 angled and fleshy. They are green and taper to a point. The leaves are very small and only on young branches. The flowers are at the ends of branches. They can occur singly or at 2-3 together. The flowers are like wheels and are 2 cm across. The petals are purple with yellow markings.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.2 - 0.3
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in Rajasthan on the Deccan. It grows at aAn erect succulent plant. It looks like a small cactus. n altitude of 600-900 metres.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
The whole plant is boiled in water then eaten with salt and chilli. It is used as a vegetable. It is used as a thirst quencher and is supposed to suppress hunger.
| Uses |
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| Edible
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leaves
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| Therapeutic use
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
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Cultivation
| Mode |
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| Germination duration (days) |
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
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| Germination luminosity |
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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