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ஊசிப்பாலை2

Image of Oxystelma

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Botanical name – Oxystelma esculentum . English name – Rosy Milkweed Vine . Tamil name – Usippalai (ஊசிப் பாலை) . Hindi name – Dudhiya latha . Telugu name- Dudhi pala . Leaves , oppositely arranged, look like daggers ; Flowers , drooping , look like night lamps mid portion of which is purple ; The leaves are edible ; The plant is a famine food ; Cooked leaves are good to down the heat of body and that of eyes ;Masticating the leaves is remedy for mouth sore .Flowers – july-february . In photo- Usippalai (ஊசிப்பாலை)creeper , grown naturally,having buds and flowers;See the charming inner portion of flowers !S.Soundarapandian (talk) 11:59, 21 April 2013 (UTC) Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
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