Pentapetes phoenicea Dopohoria Pushparakta

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Pentapetes phoenicea
Scientific Name and Description
Pentapetes phoenicea L.
Plant type
Herb

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi dopahari, dopahariya, dopohoria, gejulia
Kannada banduray, bandure
Malayalam naga-pou, uccamalari
Marathi banduja, dupari, gupaari, tambdi dupari, tambdi-dupani, tambridupari
Sanskrit arka-vallabha, arkavallabha, arkavallabhah, bandhujiva, bandhujivaka, bandhuka, bandhukah, bandhula, bandhura, bandujivaka, bandukamu, haripriya, jvaraghna, madhyadina, madhyanika, oshthapushpa, pushparakta, rakta, raktaka, raktapushpa, ryabhakta, sharatapushpa, supushpa
Tamil camuttirateviputtiri, conakappu, nagappu, nagapu, nakappu, pantukam, pantukam#, uccittilakam
Telugu bandhu, bandhu jeevamu, bandhukamu, jeevakamu, makina chettu, makinacettu, mankena
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Flowers
References

Literature

Literature
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
FLORA OF INDIA VOL 3 Author - Botanicaly Survey of India
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)