Argyreia sericea Dalz. & Gib.
Argyreia sericea Dalz. & Gib.
Argyreia sericea Dalz. & Gib.
MH158 : Argyreia sericea Dalz. & Gib.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 319 |
| Synonym | : | Argyreia leschenaultii Thw.;
Ipomoea bracteata J. Grah.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Silky Morning Glory, Silky wood rose, Samudra balli, Garvel |
| Plant Family | : | Convolvulaceae |
| Description | : | Densely hirsute stout climbing shrubs. Leaves to 13 x 10 cm, deltoid, ovate to lanceolate, apex acute, base truncate, pubescent above, densely hirsute below; petiole to 4 cm. Cymes axillary; bracts 4 x 1.5 cm, oblong, tomentose; peduncles to 10 cm, pubescent; calyx lobes 1 x 0.5 cm, oblong-lanceolate, pubescent, except the overlapping part, slightly unequal; corolla funnel shaped, tube 6 cm long, pink, hirsute on outside, especially on the conduplication. Berry 3 cm across, fruiting calyx enlarged. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | root and leaves are taken to improve lactation |
| 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/228770
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Silky%20Morning%20Glory.html
- http://www.ijrap.net/admin/php/uploads/1552_pdf.pdf |
| 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 | : Solanales |
| Family | : Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family |
| Genus | : Argyreia |
| Species | : Argyreia sericea Dalz. & Gib. |