Indigofera linnaei Ali
Indigofera linnaei Ali
Indigofera linnaei Ali
MH059 : Indigofera linnaei Ali
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 139 |
| Synonym | : | Hedysarum prostratum Burm. f.;
Hedysarum prostratum L.;
Indigofera dominii Eichler;
Indigofera enneaphylla L.;
Indigofera prostrata (L.) Domin; Indigofera tsiangiana F.P. Metcalf; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Birdsville Indigo, Leel, Latahai, Bekario, Bhingule |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae / Leguminosae |
| Description | : | Stem trailing prostrate, much branched, pubescent, hairs appressed, white. Leaf imparipinnately compound, leaflets alternate, (5) 7-9-(11) per leaf, c. 7-12 mm long, c. 2-5 mm broad, sessile, obtuse to emarginate, pubescent on both sides; stipules c. 3 mm long, lateral, free, pubescent. Inflorescence a spike, peduncle 0-2 cm long. Bract c. 2 mm long. Calyx c. 3-4 mm long, pubescent towards the outer side, teeth longer than the cup. Corolla bright red. Vexillum c. 4 mm long. Fruit c. 3-6 mm long, c. 2-3 mm broad, pubescent, dehiscent, apicu¬late, 1-3-seeded. Fl .Per.: October. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | In fields, open grasslands |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| 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.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242326831 |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : ~ Sonika Jain, Jaya Dwivedi, Pankaj Kumar Jain, Swaha Satpathy and Arjun Patra; "Medicinal Plants for Treatment of Cancer: A Brief Review"; Pharmacogn. J. (2016); 8(2): 87-102 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 | : Indigofera L. - indigo |
| Species | : Indigofera linnaei Ali |