Caesulia axillaris Roxb.
Caesulia axillaris Roxb.
Caesulia axillaris Roxb.
MH108 : Caesulia axillaris Roxb.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 248 |
| Synonym | : | Meyera orientalis; |
| Plant Common Name | : | K-Gadra Zara, Pink Node Flower, 'kala Maka' |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Description | : | Pink Node Flower is an erect annual herb, 15-50 cm tall. Stem is stout, pink, succulent, swollen at nodes. Alternately arranged stalkless leaves 4-15 cm long, lanceshaped, pointed, distantly toothed, narrow at base. Stalkless flowers-heads, 1-2 cm across, are borne in leaf axils. Flowers are white, tubular with 5 linear petals. Pink Node Flower is found in moist places on the Coromandel Coast, common in rice fields. It is also found in the Himalayas, at altitudes of 150-1500 m. Flowering: All year. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Along pond margins, stream and river banks |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | anti-fungal and antiaflatoxigenic |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | IUCN Red List - Least Concern |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Pink%20Node%20Flower.html |
| 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 | : Caesulia |
| Species | : Caesulia axillaris Roxb. |