Cardamine trichocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Cardamine trichocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Cardamine trichocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Cardamine trichocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich.
MH003 : Cardamine trichocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 8 |
| Synonym | : | Cardamine belgaumensis Dalzell ex Hook.;
Cardamine hirsuta var. subumbellata Dalzell;
Cardamine nilagirica Schltdl. ex Hook.f. & T.Anderson [Invalid];
Cardamine subumbellata Hook. ex Hook.f. & T.Anderson;
Cardamine talamontiana Chiov.;
Cardamine trichocarpa var. elegans Engl.;
Cardamine trichocarpa subsp. elegans (Engl.) O.E.Schulz;
Cardamine trichocarpa var. usambarensis Engl.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Wild bittercress, Don tondi |
| Plant Family | : | Brassicaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs, annual, subglabrous or substrigose. Stems 5-50 cm, erect, simple or branched from base. Leaves (all) compound, 1-15 cm, not auriculate at base; lateral leaflets (1 or)2-5 pairs, oblong to oblong-ovate, 0.5-4.8 cm, 0.4-1.5 cm wide, subsessile or on petiolules to 5.4 mm, base cuneate or slightly oblique, margin crenate to serrate, apex obtuse to subacute; terminal leaflet similar to and often larger than lateral ones, on a petiolule 3-12 mm. Racemes ebracteate, elongated or not in fruit; fruiting pedicels ascending to suberect, 1.4-7 mm. Sepals oblong 0.7-2 mm, sparsely pubescent; petals absent or rudimentary and shorter than sepals; stamens 4, all median, shorter than sepals; anthers ovate, ca. 0.5 mm; ovules 8-12. Fruits linear, 0.8-2.6 cm, 0.5-1.7 mm wide, erect to ascending, often subumbellate and overtopping flowers; valves sparsely pubescent or rarely glabrous, attenuate to apex; styles 0.5-1.3 mm. Seeds reddish brown, broadly oblong, 1.2-1.5 mm, 0.8-1 mm wide. Habitat: roadsides, clearings, open slightly moist ground. Elevation: 900-3000 m. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | In Chikhaldara range,Shade of tree |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | kwashiorkor, improve healing, good herbal bath for babies, Boil |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.tropicos.org/Name/4100103?projectid=25 |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Equisetopsida |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Brassicales |
| Family | : Brassicaceae |
| Genus | : Cardamine |
| Species | : Cardamine trichocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich. |