Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
MH161 : Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 323 |
| Synonym | : | Breweria alsinoides (L.) Merr.;
Convolvulus alsinoides L.;
Convolvulus fugacissimus Hochst. ex Choisy;
Convolvulus linifolius L.;
Evolvulus angustifolius Roxb.;
Evolvulus argenteus R. Br.;
Evolvulus capreolatus Mart. ex Choisy;
Evolvulus chinensis Choisy;
Evolvulus diffusus Chapm.;
Evolvulus filiformis Willd. ex Steud.;
Evolvulus fugacissimus Hochst.;
Evolvulus heterophyllus Labill.;
Evolvulus hirsutulus Herb. Brit. Mus. ex Choisy;
Evolvulus lanceifolius Span.;
Evolvulus linifolius Gardn.;
Evolvulus microphyllus Mart. & Gal.;
Evolvulus modestus Hance;
Evolvulus pilosissimus Mart. & Gal.;
Evolvulus pudicus Hance ex Walpers;
Evolvulus ramiflorus Boj. ex Choisy;
Evolvulus reniformis Salzm. ex Choisy;
Evolvulus sericeus Wall.;
Evolvulus villosus R. Br.;
Evolvulus yemensis Defl.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Shankhpushpi, Dwarf Morning Glory, Slender Dwarf Morning Glory, Visnukrantha, Shyamakrantha • Marathi: Vishnukranta • Tamil: Vishnukranthi • Malayalam: Vishnukranthi • Telugu: Vishnukrantha • Kannada: Vishnykranti • Sanskrit: Vishnugandhi |
| Plant Family | : | Convolvulaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs. Stems herbaceous or suffrutescent, reclining or ascending, pubescent. Leaves oblong, elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, 1-2.5 cm long, subsessile, acute to obtuse basally and apically, pubescent. Flowers on peduncles, mostly equaling the leaves. Sepals lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 2-3 mm long, pubescent. Corolla mostly blue, sometimes white, 3-7 mm broad. Fruit capsular, globose, glabrous. Seeds black, smooth. Fl. Per.: Feb.-Oct. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Psychotropic, Nootropic; Alopecia; Asthma; Bronchitis; Fever; Fumitory; Gonorrhea; Hair-Growth; Tonic; Vermifuge; alterative; anthelminthic; Dysentery; antiDiarrheal; debility; loss of memory; anti-ulcer; |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Scopoletin; Umbelliferone; Scopolin; Oleic acid; Kaempferol; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1): Kaempferol; |
| 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=200018836
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dwarf%20Morning%20Glory.html
- http://www.irjponline.com/admin/php/uploads/2716_pdf.pdf |
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| 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 | : Evolvulus L. - dwarf morning-glory |
| Species | : Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. |