CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS | SADABAHAR

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Kingdom: Plantae







Division: Magnoliophyta







Class: Magnoliopsida







Order: Gentianales







Family: Apocynaceae







Genus: Catharanthus







Species: C. roseus

COMMON NAMES:-sadabahar, nayantara, sadaphal, ainshakti, pillaganneru..etc..

NATURE:- it is a herb with height about 1 meter.

LEAVES:-Leaves are ovate in shape and they are opposite.

FLOWERS:-mostly flowers in axillaries clusters of 2-3,, patals are seems white with pink in colour. And they are throught the years.

FRUITS:-fruits are follicular.

MEDICINAL USES:-mostly drugs contained by this plants roots. Which are mostly known to there toxic properties.for practically it proved that most of animals have show that certain of catharanthus as useful in leukaemia.

This plant is famous for there ornamental planting.

COSTUS SPECIOSUS | KUSHTA

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Costaceae

Genus: Costus

Species: C. speciosus

COMMON NAMES:-kust,pokaramul,penva,keoli,kimuka,chinnkoova.. etc..

NATURE:-it is a herb.

LEAVES:-leaves are mostly big with 12-35 centemeter long.they are mostly without petiole.

FLOWERS:-flowere are white in colour with red bracts.

FRUITS:- fruits are red in colour with black seeds..

MEDICINAL USES OF COSTUS SPECIOSUS(KUSHTA):-Drugs obtained by this plants through

there fresh and dried rhizomes.

roots uses as making for tonic.

roots are also useful in fever.

the rhizomes is comestible later cooking ,which is rich in starch..