Eriocaulon cinereum R. Br. - ashy pipewort
Eriocaulon cinereum R. Br. - ashy pipewort
MH304 : Eriocaulon cinereum R. Br.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 526 |
| Synonym | : | Eriocaulon amboense Schinz.;
Eriocaulon ciliiflorum F.Muell.;
Eriocaulon cinereum var. sieboldianum (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) T.Koyama.;
Eriocaulon formosanum Hayata.;
Eriocaulon heteranthum Benth.;
Eriocaulon heudelotii N.E.Br.;
Eriocaulon reductum Ruhland.;
Eriocaulon sieboldianum Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.;
Eriocaulon stuhlmannii N.E.Br.;
Eriocaulon taiwanianum S.S.Ying.;
Leucocephala spathacea Roxb.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Eriocaulaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs, rootstock absent. Leaves prostrate, to 5 x 0.2 cm, acicular; sheath 2 cm, limb ovate. Heads hemispherical, 4 mm across, black; involucral bracts 1.5 x 0.7 mm, oblong-obovate; floral bracts 2 x 0.2 mm, linear-elliptic, black; male flowers - sepals connate, spathe 3-lobed, black; petals 3, glandular; anthers 6; female flowers - sepals 1 or 2, free, hairy, black; petals absent; ovary stalked; seeds 0.3 x 0.2 mm, ovoid-ellipsoid. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: 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/243074
- https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=112350 |
| 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 | : Commelinidae |
| Order | : Eriocaules |
| Family | : Eriocaulaceae - Pipewort family |
| Genus | : Eriocaulon L. - pipewort |
| Species | : Eriocaulon cinereum R. Br. - ashy pipewort |