Atylosia scarabaeoides (L.) Benth.
MH041 : Atylosia scarabaeoides (L.) Benth.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 108 |
| Synonym | : | Atylosia scarabaeoides* Benth.;
Dolichos scarabaeoides Linn.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Jangli tur, Sai Rang (Marma) |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae / Leguminosae |
| Description | : | Perennial climber or trailer. Root woody. Stem with rusty reddish pubescence. Leaf trifoliolate, petiole 7-27 mm, rachis 1-5 mm long; leaflets 0.8-7.3 cm long, 0.5-3.0 cm wide, elliptic or elliptic-obovate, lateral leaflets slightly oblique, obtuse to subacute, velvety pubescent and gland dotted on both surfaces; petiolule 1-1.5 mm long; stipules minute. Inflorescence 2-6-flowered clusters on short axillary peduncle, peduncle 1-3 mm long. Pedicel c. 4 mm long. Calyx 6-7 mm long, densely pubescent, teeth c. 5 mm long. Corolla yellow, flushed crimson externally. Vexillum c. 9-10 mm long, glabrous. Fruit 1.5-2.5 cm long, 5-7.5 mm broad, densely pubescent and glandular, 3-6-seeded, furrowed between the seeds. Fl.Per.: June-October. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Common among tall grasses of forest undergrowth |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The plant is used for swelling and pain in leg during pregnancy, night fever, dropsy, anaemia, hemiplegia, burns, wounds, small-pox, venereal sores, syphilis, gonorrhea, spermatorrhoea, gravel, cholera, dysentery, snake bite and rinderpest. It is also used for Diarrhea in cattle. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: epoxyflavanone; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- Yadava, RN; Singh, RK; "A novel epoxyflavanone from Atylosia scarabaeoides roots", FITOTERAPIA Volume: 69 Issue: 2 Pages: 122 to 124 Published: 1998
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/228683 |
| 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 | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family |
| Genus | : Atylosia |
| Species | : Atylosia scarabaeoides (L.) Benth. |