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Old 02-06-2006
suryanarmada suryanarmada is offline
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Dear Sir

Gloriosa superba(Chengandal malar) is a climbing plant with bright red colour flowers.It has V shaped tubers. Leaves, flowers, rhizomes and seeds are used in medicines.

It contains active priciple colchicine and mostly cultivated in South India.

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