English: Mongoose plant.
Sanskrit: Sarpakshi, Sarpari.
Hindi: Sarhati.
Malayalam: Avilpori; Keeripacha.
Region: India.
BotanyHerb; half-woody, erect; up to 2.5 feet tall.
Leaves: very thin; elliptic, oblong; entire; venation pinnate; 7 cm long and 3 cm wide.
Flowers: small; white.
Fruit: capsules; 2 to 6 millimeters in diameter.