Cryptolepis buchanani Roemer & Schultes
MH144 : Cryptolepis buchanani Roemer & Schultes
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 301 |
| Synonym | : | Chonemorpha reticulata G. Don.;
Cryptolepis reticulata Wall.;
Echites cuspidata Heyne ex Hook. fil.;
Echites reticulata Roth;
Nerium reticulatum Roxb.;
Periploca viridiflora Kostel.;
Trachelospermum cavaleriei H. Léveille; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Kawa Vel, Wax Leaved Climber, Indian sarsaparilla, kala bel, karanta, dudh-vel, kavali, pala koti, katupaalvalli, adavipalatiga,medhaguli hambu, Maloti, krishnasariva, Dudhe, Gaaisinge, Koile Ghuriyo, Kaalo Sariwaa, Krishna Sariwaa |
| Plant Family | : | Asclepiadaceae |
| Description | : | Climbing shrubs with milky latex. Leaves 5-10 x 2-4.5 cm, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, base acute or cuneate, apex obtuse or apiculate. Glabrous and glossy, lower surface glaucous; lateral nerves 10-15 pairs, horizontally parallel; petiole to 1 cm long. Inflorescence axillary dichotomous cymes, shorter than leaves. Peduncles to 2 cm long. Flowers 5-merous, lax. Calyx lobes 5, 2-2.5 cm long, ovate-acute, with 5 scales at base on inner side. Corolla greenish-yellow; tube 1-2 mm long, cylindric; lobes 5, 3-5 mm long, linear- lanceolate, twisted to right, Corolla greenish-yellow; tube 1-2 mm long, cylindric; lobes 5, 3-5 mm long, linear-lanceolate, twisted to right in buds, ovate-acute, with 5 scales at base on inner side. Coronal lobes 5, clavate. Pollen granular, united in tetrads. Carpels 2, apocarpous; ovules many. Follicles 2, woody, c. 7 cm long. Seeds flat, with silky coma. Flowering: March-August. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Anti-dermatophyte activity; Root is demulcent, alterative, tonic and is useful in loss of appetite, fever and skin diseases. It is considered as a blood purifier and extensively used in skin diseases and leprosy. It is prescribed to children for rickets; treatment of bone fracture; anti-bacterial; analgesic; anti-inflammatory; chondroprotective activity; muscle pain and joint pain; |
| 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
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229387
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wax%20Leaved%20Climber.html
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0975357510800860
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14669245
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5512407/ |
| 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 | : |
| Order | : Gentianales |
| Family | : Asclepiadaceae - Milkweed family |
| Genus | : Cryptolepis |
| Species | : Cryptolepis buchanani Roemer & Schultes |