Iphigenia indica (L.) A. Gray ex Kunth
MH289 : Iphigenia indica (L.) A. Gray ex Kunth
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 510 |
| Synonym | : | Anguillaria caricina Schult. & Schult.f.;
Anguillaria cochinchinensis Spreng.;
Anguillaria indica (L.) R.Br.;
Anguillaria racemosa Schult. & Schult.f.;
Aphoma angustiflora Raf.;
Aphoma cuneata Raf.;
Hypoxidopsis pumila Steud. ex Baker.;
Iphigenia caricina (Schult. & Schult.f.) Kunth.;
Iphigenia racemosa A.Gray ex Kunth.;
Lloydia melanantha H.Lév.;
Melanthium caricinum Roth.;
Melanthium indicum L.;
Melanthium racemosum Roth, nom. illeg.;
Notocles indica (L.) Salisb., nom. inval.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Indian Grass Lily, kaadu bellulli,neeru baale, jambhale bhui-chakra, kaki katuka |
| Plant Family | : | Colchicaceae |
| Description | : | Corm globose, 0.5--1.5 cm in diam. Stem 10--25 cm, usually minutely papillose. Leaves linear, 7--15 cm × 3--9 mm, midvein conspicuous, base sheathing and clasping. Corymb 2--10-flowered; bracts linear, 1.5--2.5 cm; pedicels 2--4 cm. Tepals dark purple, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 7--10 × 0.7--1 mm. Stamens 2--3 mm; filaments papillose; anthers ca. 1 mm. Stigma lobes recurved. Capsule obovoid to oblong, 6--8 × 3--3.5 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun--Jul. 2 n = 22, (26, 33), 44. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | On moist hill slopes and Plateaux |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Anti-cancer |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: alpha-naphthaleneacetic acid; 6-benzylaminopurine; indole-3-butyric acid; colchicine; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Not Common |
| 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=2&taxon_id=200027696
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Grass%20Lily.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230060 |
| 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 | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Liliales |
| Family | : Colchicaceae |
| Genus | : Iphigenia |
| Species | : Iphigenia indica (L.) A. Gray ex Kunth |