Portulaca grandiflora (Moss rose)

Hindi name:- नोनिया/Nonia

Urdu:- Gul-e shama गुले शमा 

Botanical Name:- Portulaca grandiflora

Family:- Portulacaceae (Purslane family)

Common Name:- Moss rose, Portulaca, including rose moss, eleven o'clock, Mexican rose, sun rose, rock rose, and moss rose purslane.

By:- @iaamgaurav

Kota, Rajasthan

Partulaca is a prostrate, trailing, multi branched annual with semisucculent stems and leaves.

It is a very common house plant in sunny places in India.

The reddish stems and the bright green leaves are thick and soft and juicy.

🌿 leaves are cylindrical.

The roselike flowers are come in bright colors like rose pink, red, yellow, white, and orange. Some are striped or spotted with contrasting colors.

flowers are borne on the stem tips, and they open only during bright sunlight, closing at night and on cloudy days.

 Medicinal Uses:-

The entire plant is depurative 

It is used in the treatment of hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver with ascites, swelling and pain in the pharynx

The fresh juice of the leaves and stems is applied externally as a lotion to snake and insect bites, burns, scalds and eczema

Scientific Classification:-

Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Portulacaceae


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