Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle - waterthyme
MA001 : Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle
| Plant Category | : | Aquatic |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 488 |
| Synonym | : | Elodea verticillata (L.f.) F.Muell.;
Epigynanthus blumei Hassk., nom. nud.;
Hydora lithuanica (Rchb.) Besser;
Hydrilla angustifolia Hassk.;
Hydrilla dentata Casp.;
Hydrilla dentata var. pomeranica (Rchb.) Casp.;
Hydrilla lithuanica (Rchb.) Dandy.;
Hydrilla najadifolia Zoll. & Moritzi.;
Hydrilla ovalifolia Rich., nom. illeg.;
Hydrilla polysperma Blatt.;
Hydrilla roxburghii Steud.;
Hydrilla subulata Royle.;
Hydrilla verticillata var. brevifolia Casp.;
Hydrilla verticillata var. crispa Casp.;
Hydrilla verticillata var. roxburghii Casp.;
Hydrilla verticillata var. tenuis Casp.;
Hydrilla wightii Planch.;
Hydrospondylus submersus Hassk.;
Ixia aquatica Muhl. ex Spreng., nom. inval.;
Serpicula verticillata L.f.;
Udora lithuanica Rchb.;
Udora occidentalis W.D.J.Koch.;
Udora pomeranica Rchb.;
Udora verticillata (L.f.) Spreng.;
Vallisneria verticillata (L.f.) Roxb.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Waterthyme, hydrilla, Florida Elodea, Water Thyme, Indian Stargrass, Water Weed, Esthwaite Waterweed, Pani-birina/ Sial-bhobra-khar/ Patal-khar, |
| Plant Family | : | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Description | : | Caulescent, glabrous, profusely branched freshwater herb with 5-50 mm long internodes and fibrous roots at some nodes. Leaves oblong-linear to lanceolate, green, margin serrate-dentate, apex acute-apiculate; nodal scales 2, axillary, membranous with orange brown cilia on margin. Male spathe 1.25-1.50 mm long, bursting open to liberate male flower, beset with subulate appendages. Male flower: sepals reflexed, 1.5-3 mm long; petals linear-spathulate, equalling the sepals, patent or reflexed, obtuse; stamens with minute filaments. Female spathe c. 5 mm long, reddish-brown striped, bidentate. Ovary oblong, 3.4 mm long, with 1.5-10 cm long slender rostrum. Fruits terete, 5-7 mm long. Seeds dark brown, c. 2.5 mm long. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Only in Devi Lake, Chikhaldara |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Used in the treatment of abscesses, boils and wounds, especially if there is debris in the wound. A dried powder of the plant is applied to cuts and wounds to help accelerate healing. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: thymidine; Octadecanedioic acid; loliolide; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Endemic, Red List Category - Least Concern |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/259142
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cjoc.200790123
- http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Hydrilla_verticillata |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Alismatidae |
| Order | : Hydrocharitales |
| Family | : Hydrocharitaceae - Tape-grass family |
| Genus | : Hydrilla Rich. - hydrilla |
| Species | : Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle - waterthyme |