Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Hulisoppu in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Oxalis latifolia Kunth from the Oxalidaceae (Wood sorrel) family having the following synonyms: Oxalis mauritiana, Oxalis calcaria, Oxalis lilacina, Oxalis binervis. For the possible medicinal usage of hulisoppu, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Hulisoppu [ಹುಳಿಸೊಪ್ಪು] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f. from the Melastomataceae (Melastome) family having the following synonyms: Memecylon molestum, Memecylon ramiflorum, Memecylon tinctorium.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Hulisoppu in India is the name of a plant defined with Memecylon umbellatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Memecylon umbellatum Blume (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.
· Fl. Austral. (1867)
· Epimel. Bot. (1851)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Hulisoppu, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, have a look at these references.

context information

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Huḷisoppu (ಹುಳಿಸೊಪ್ಪು):—

1) [noun] the sorrel plant Oxalis latifolia of Oxalidaceae family; Indian sorrel.

2) [noun] the plant Memecylon umbellatum ( = M. edule) of Melastomataceae family.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Huli, Soppu, Coppu.

Full-text: Huli soppu, Huli soppu mara.

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No search results for Hulisoppu, Huḷisoppu, Huli-soppu, Huḷi-soppu; (plurals include: Hulisoppus, Huḷisoppus, soppus) in any book or story.