Ctenolepis garcinii (Burm. f.) Naud.
MC017 : Ctenolepis garcinii (Burm. f.) Naud.
| Plant Category | : | Climbers |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 206 |
| Synonym | : | Blastania garcinii (Burm.f.) Cogn.; Bryonia garcinii (Burm.f.) Willd.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Kollankovai |
| Plant Family | : | Cucurbitaceae |
| Description | : | It is a climbing vine with three to five lobed palmate leaves. Large stipule-like bracts with cilliate margins are found on the axils of the leaves and fruits. It is a monoecious plant with male flowers in raceme inflorescences and female flowers solitary. Fruits are borne in the months of December to January. Fruit is sub-reniform, glabrous, possessing one to two oblong seeds. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | On hedges,Small trees,mostly aroud On hedges and thickets |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | decoction of roots is given in colic,
fever, indigestion, anorexia and rheumatism, paste of leaves is applied to boils and swelling, fruits are given in gonorrhea, fruits pulp is applied on foot sole to cure heat in the body. Hepatoprotective activity, anti-cancer
activity, anti-bacterial activity and anti-fungal activity, anti-inflammatory
activity (Vijayakrishnan, 2013) |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Mycotoxin; Aflotoxin-B1; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Renner SS, Pandey AK (2013) The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences PhytoKeys 20: 53–118. |
| Reference | : | ~ Anand S.P, G. Velmurugan and M. Keerthiga; "Callus induction and in vitro regeneration of Ctenolepis garcinii - an important
medicinal climber"; Int.J.Curr.Biotechnol. (2014); 2(2): 16-20 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Cucurbitales |
| Family | : Cucurbitaceae - Cucumber family |
| Genus | : Ctenolepis |
| Species | : Ctenolepis garcinii (Burm. f.) Naud. |