Physic Nut (Ratanjot / Vyaghraranda)
Jatropha curcas
Deciduous monoecious shrub or small tree with watery latex; alternate 3-5 angled lobed ...
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Pigeon Pea (Arhar / Tuvar / Adhaki)
Cajanus cajan
Erect woody annual or short-lived perennial shrub to 3m; trifoliate oblong lanceolate p...
Pineapple (Ananas / Bahunetra)
Ananas comosus
Terrestrial rosette bromeliad with short stout stem; stiff spiny-serrated trough-shaped...
Pippali (Indian Long Pepper)
Piper longum
Slender aromatic perennial climber with creeping stems and thickened nodes; broadly ova...
Poison Nut (Kuchla / Vishamushti)
Strychnos nux-vomica
Medium evergreen tree with dark-grey smooth bark; opposite broadly ovate leaves with 3-...
Pomegranate (Anar / Dadima)
Punica granatum
Small deciduous tree or dense shrub with spiny branchlets; opposite oblong-lanceolate l...
Porcupine Flower (Vajradanti / Kurantaka)
Barleria prionitis
Prickly erect branched evergreen shrub with yellow sap; opposite elliptic leaves with l...
Prickly Chaff Flower (Chirchita / Apamarga)
Achyranthes aspera
Stiff erect annual herb with quadrangular striate stems; opposite obovate papery leaves...
Prishniparni (Dabra / Pointed-leaved Uraria)
Uraria picta
Erect perennial undershrub with bristly hairs; imparipinnate variegated leaves with 5-7...
Punarnava (Red Spiderling / Hogweed)
Boerhavia diffusa
Prostrate sprawling perennial herb with diffuse purple-tinged branches; opposite unequa...