Acanthospermum hispidum DC. - hispid starbur
Acanthospermum hispidum DC. - hispid starbur
MH098 : Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 237 |
| Synonym | : | Acanthospermum humile var. hispidum (DC.) Kuntze.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Bristly Starbur |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Description | : | Erect, densely hispid herbs. Leaves 2-4 x 1-2 cm, ovate, apex acute, entire. Heads 4-5 mm long, axillary, sessile; receptacle paleate; bracts 1-seriate, 5 mm long. Outer row of flowers female, ligulate, yellow, 3-lobed at apex. Inner flowers bisexual; corolla 2 mm long, tubular, 5-toothed at apex, yellow. Achenes 5 x 3 mm, obovate, with two diverging long spines at apex, compressed; pappus absent. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | In river beds,On open spaces around villages |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | jaundice, malaria, vomiting, cephalgias, headache, abdominal pain, convulsions, stomachache, constipation, eruptive fever, snake bite, epilepsy, blennorrhoea, hepato-biliary disorders, malaria, microbial infection and viral
infections |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: sesquiterpene lactones; Guaianolide 1; Guaianolide 2; melampolides acanthospermal B; triacontane; Nbutil eicosante and N-heptacosanol; 5,7,2’,5’-tetrahydroxy-3,4’-dimethoxyflavone and 5’-acetoxy-5,7,2’-trihydroxy-3, 4’-dimethoxyflavone; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1): Flavone; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science 02 (01); 2012: 144 to 148
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32859 |
| 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 | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family |
| Genus | : Acanthospermum Schrank - starbur |
| Species | : Acanthospermum hispidum DC. - hispid starbur |