Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr.
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Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.Close-up of fruits. Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr. Phyllanthaceae, also placed in Euphorbiaceae. CN: [Malay - Taruk manis, Asin-asin, Cekur manis], Star-gooseberry. Native to China, India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Malesia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines). Cultivated as vegetables. In folk medicines, paste prepared from pounded leaves and applied to nipples and areolas of lactating mothers to increase milk.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33189en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauropus_androgynus
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- Malpighiales
- Phyllanthaceae
- Breynia
- Breynia androgyna (chekkurmanis)
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