Rungia repens
Rungia repens
Rungia repens
MH215 : Rungia repens (L.) Nees
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 400 |
| Synonym | : | Adhatoda spicata Burm. ex Steud.;
Diapedium repens (L.) Kuntze.;
Dicliptera repens (L.) Juss.;
Justicia repens L.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Creeping Rungia, Kharmor, Ghati-pitpapra, Kodaga Saleh, Parpatha |
| Plant Family | : | Acanthaceae |
| Description | : | Decumbent herbs. Leaves 3-5 x 1.5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, acute at both ends, puberulus; petiole to 0.5 mm. Spike to 6 mm, terminal; bracts 4-farious, 2 rows barren, similar to 7 x 3 mm, elliptic-lanceolate, thinly pubescent, margin scarious; bracteoles ca 4 x 0.7 mm, lanceolate, acuminate, ciliate; calyx 3.5 x 5 mm, lobes 5, subequal, lanceolate; corolla to 5 x 2 mm, pinkish with white striations; stamens 2, on the throat of the corolla tube, filaments puberulus, anthers cells unequal, appendaged; ovary globose, 1 mm, puberulus, style hairy, stigma hispid. Capsule to 5 mm, elliptic-oblong, pubescent; seeds suborbicular. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The herb is dried and pulverized for use in the treatment of cough and fever; it is also credited with vermifugal and diuretic properties. Fresh, bruised leaves are mixed with castor oil and applied to scalp to cure Tinea capitis, a scaly fungoid infection, usually occurring amongst children. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: luteolin; chrysoeriol; isosalipurposide; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Luteolin; Chrysoeriol; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3038304/
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231025 |
| 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 | : Lamiales |
| Family | : Acanthaceae - Acanthus family |
| Genus | : Rungia L. |
| Species | : Rungia repens |