Tapeworm Plant
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Scientific name
Homalocladium platycladum
English Name
Centipede Plant
Malayalam name
പഴുതാരച്ചെടി
Common name
Ribbon Bush
Description
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Cultivated as ornamental plants in tropical areas.
- Leaves : segments resembling a tapeworm
- Flowers : stalkless, small, green colored, and paler base
- Fruits : berry-like, small, and red.
How to use
- Insect bites : alcoholic extract of aerial parts applied to skin swellings, sores, and insect bites
Uses
Insect bite
Parts used
Whole plant
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
