Atylosia platycarpa
MH352 : Atylosia platycarpa Benth.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 10 |
| Synonym | : | Cajanus platycarpus (Benth.)Maesen.;
Atylosia geminiflora Dalzell.;
Cantharospermum distans Baker.;
Cantharospermum geminiflorum (Dalzell)Raizada.;
Cantharospermum geminifolium (Dalzell)Raizada.;
Cantharospermum platycarpum (Benth.)Raizada.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Sukli Sengha |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae / Leguminosae |
| Description | : | Twining or trailing herb, branches brownish tomentose. Leaf trifoliolate, petiole 3.7-11.5 cm long; leaflets 3.0-6.3 cm long and broad, orbicular, acute or acuminate, sparingly pubescent on both sides; stipels absent; stipules 3-4.5 mm long. Inflorescence a solitary axillary or 2-flowered raceme. Pedicel 0.6-1.0 cm long. Calyx 1.0-1.4 cm long, densely pubescent, teeth, longer than the tube. Corolla 1.2-1.3 cm long. Fruit 2.5-4.0 cm long, 1.2-1.3 cm broad, linear oblong, pubescent, hairs long, with furrows between the seeds, 5-7-seeded. Fl.Per.: July-August. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Narnala fort |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD (1998) Addiions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants). Technical Bulletin No. VII. The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat.
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245245
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250065113
- http://www.iiim.res.in/herbarium/papilionaceae/atylosia_platycarpa.htm |
| Reference | : | ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family |
| Genus | : Atylosia |
| Species | : Atylosia platycarpa |