Justicia prostrata
Justicia prostrata
MH208 : Justicia prostrata Gamble
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 392 |
| Synonym | : | Rostellularia prostrata; |
| Plant Common Name | : | K-Sokamble Zara, Prostrate Justicia |
| Plant Family | : | Acanthaceae |
| Description | : | Erect or prostrate herbs, stem puberulus. Leaves to 1.7 x 1 cm, ovate, apex obtuse or acute, base rounded, nerves 4 pairs; petiole 7 mm long. Spikes 1.5 cm long, terminal, cylindrical to ovoid; bracts and bracteoles similar, 2 mm long. Flowers lax; calyx lobes 3 mm long, lanceolate, glabrous; corolla 4 mm long, white, glabrous; ovary glabrous. Capsule 3 mm long, glabrous; seeds triangular, rugose, puberulus, reddish brown. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | treatment of fever, pain, inflammation, diabetes, Diarrhea and liver diseases. They also possess anti-tumoral, anti-viral, analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Prostalidin A; Prostalidin B;
Prostalidin C; Retrochinensin;
Justicidin E; 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/262738
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Prostrate%20Justicia.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 | : Acanthaceae - Acanthus family |
| Genus | : Justicia L. - water-willow |
| Species | : Justicia prostrata |