Botanical name:-woodfordia fruticosa
Family name:-LYTHRACEAE
English name:-Fire-flame bush
Tamil name:-velakkai, kattaddi
Sanskirt name :-Parvati, Bahupuspika
Status:-Native
Distribution:-Sri Lanka, India
Edibal parts:-Nun
Ayurvedic usage:- Heart diseases, Haemorrhoids, Lung diseases, Liver diseases, Insanity, Dysentery, Apoplexy’ Snake bites, Nervous system disordes, Dropsy, Leprosy, Spleen disorders, Blood diseases, Fever, Asthma, Fistula .
Propagation:-Seeds.