Sopubia delphinifolia
Sopubia delphinifolia
Sopubia delphinifolia
Sopubia delphinifolia
MH187 : Sopubia delphinifolia (L.) G. Don
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 361 |
| Synonym | : | Parasopubia delphinifolia (L.) H.-P.Hofm. & Eb. Fisch.;
Gerardia delphiniifolia L.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Common Sopubia, Dudhali, |
| Plant Family | : | Scrophulariaceae |
| Description | : | Common Sopubia is a widely found root-parasite herbage in India. Its juice is reported to possess healing properties for sores caused by moisture and is also reported to be an abortifacient. Erect herb, stem grooved, branched, spotted with purple. As the name delphinifolia suggests, its leaves are like those of Delphihiums. Rosy white trumpet shaped flowers with long necks, appear along the stem. It is common in moist grasslands. It is distributed in Western Peninsular India, Sri Lanka and Shimoga. Flowering: August-January. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Root—juice applied to sores on feet, caused by constant exposure to water and moisture, |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: 6-prenylisocaviunin; 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/231172
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Common%20Sopubia.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 | : Scrophulariales |
| Family | : Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family |
| Genus | : Sopubia |
| Species | : Sopubia delphinifolia |