Lavandula bipinnata
Lavandula bipinnata
Lavandula bipinnata
MH220 : Lavandula bipinnata (Roth) Kuntze
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 415 |
| Synonym | : | Bystropogon bipinnatus Roth.;
Chaetostachys multifida Benth.;
Lavandula bipinnata var. burmanniana Kuntze;
Lavandula bipinnata var. intermedia Kuntze;
Lavandula bipinnata var. rothiana Kuntze;
Lavandula burmanni Benth., nom. superfl.;
Lavandula multifida Burm.f., nom. illeg.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Feather-leaved Lavender, Ghodegui, Asmanigalgoto, Sarpnocharo |
| Plant Family | : | Lamiaceae |
| Description | : | an erect, strongly fragrant herb, 10-60 cm tall. Quadrangular stems are covered with velvety hairs. Oppositely arranged stalkless leaves, 3-10 cm long, are deeply divided into linear narrow lobes, giving them a feathery look. Stalkless flowers occur in spikes 2-5 cm long, at the end of branches. Flowers are blue, 1 cm across, and 2-lipped. The upper lip is small, 3 mm, while the lower lips is larger and divided into 5 lobes. The mid lobe is longer, oblong, rounded. Flowering: August. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The essential oil yield from it is highly effective and can be used in balms, perfumes, cosmetics and topical application. It is believed to be of benefit for a problem includes anxiety,
headaches, depression, cold and as a breath freshener and mouthwash. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: transcarveol; pulegone; camphor; menthol; pipertone; caryophyllene oxide; linalyl acetate; bicyclogermacrene; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (4): Caryophyllene; Pulegone; Menthol; Camphor; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Feather%20Leaved%20Lavender.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266213
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814609006566 |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : ~ Shubhangi Pawar and D A Patil; "Observations on folkloric medicinal plants of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra"; Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (2004); 3(4): 437-442 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 | : Lamiaceae / Labiatae - Mint family |
| Genus | : Lavandula L. - lavender |
| Species | : Lavandula bipinnata |