Question

Short noted on bryophyllumb

Answer 1

WHAT IS BRYOPHYLLUM?

• Bryophyllum is a plant genus of the family Crassulaceae that has sometimes been included within the genus Kalanchoe.
• There are about forty species in the group, native originally of South Africa, Madagascar, and Asia

WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

• Bryophyllum pinnatum is widely used in ayurvedic system of medicine as astringent, analgesic, carminative and also useful in diarrhoea and vomiting.

• It is naturalized throughout the hot and moist parts of India.

• The leaves of B. pinnatum have a variety of uses in the traditional system of medicine in India.

Answer 2

Answer: Bryophyllum is a plant genus of the family Crassulaceae that has sometimes been included within the genus Kalanchoe. ... These plantlets arise from mitosis of meristematic -type tissue in notches in the leaves.