Pletekan (Ruellia tuberosa L.)

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Pletekan ( Ruellia tuberosa L. )
Pletekan ( Ruellia tuberosa L. )
 Pletekan ( Ruellia tuberosa L. ) flower

Pletekan in Indonesia language or Ruellia tuberosa, also known as Minnie Root, Snapdragon Root, Fever Root and Sheep Potato.  Others name: Cracker plant, Meadow weed, Pink-striped trumpet lily, Popping pod, Snapdragon root,( Engl).

Pletekan (Ruellia tuberosa L) is a species of flowering plant in the Acanthaceae family. Pletekan ( Ruellia tuberosa L. ) native range is in Central America but presently it has become naturalized in many countries of tropical South and Southeast Asia.

The tree reaches an average height of about 25 cm in moist and shady environments. It grows often as a weed even in ruderal habitats, with Violet flower. Some people called  Pletekan with names Popping Pod, Duppy Gun and Cracker Plant come from the fact that children like to play with the dry pods that pop when rubbed with water.

Pletekan ( Ruellia tuberosa L. ) has containe antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties. In folk medicine and Ayurvedic medicine, it has been used as a diuretic, antipyretic, anti-diabetic, antihypertensive, analgesic,  gastroprotective, and to treat gonorrhea.It is also used as a natural dye for textiles.

Ruellia tuberosa

Pletekan ( Ruellia tuberosa L. )


Ruellia tuberosa
Ruellia tuberosa

The Scientific classification of Ruellia tuberosa
Kingdom:     Plantae
(unranked):     Angiosperms
(unranked):     Eudicots
(unranked):     Asterids
Order:     Lamiales
Family:     Acanthaceae
Genus:     Ruellia
Species:     R. tuberosa
Binomial name
Ruellia tuberosa L.
Synonyms:

    Cryphiacanthus barbadensis Nees
    Dipteracanthus clandestinus C.Presl
    Ruellia clandestina L.
    Ruellia picta (Lodd. et al.)

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