Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family   

   MH419 : Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth.

Plant Category : Herbs

Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : -

Synonym : Helosciadium heyneanum Wll. ex DC.; Pimpinella multiradiata Sant.; Anethum trifoliatum Roxb.; Apium trifoliatum Wight & Arn.; Carum heyneanum (Wall.) Franch.; Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth. (Unresolved); Sium triternatum Moon;

Plant Common Name : -

Plant Family : Apiaceae / Umbelliferae

Description : Herbs, 90 cm tall. 3-foliolate leaves, lateral ternate. Flowers didymous. Fruits glabrous. Erect or decumbent herbs, stem terete. Leaves alternate, 5-7 cm across, lower leaves orbicular, upper ones 3-lobed, base cordate, toothed; petiole 1-6 cm long, sheathing at base. Umbels terminal, panicled; rays 10; secondary rays many, each 3 cm long. Flowers 9-16 in an umbellule, 1.5 mm across, white; pedicels 5 mm long; calyx shortly 5-toothed; petals 5, 1 mm long, orbicular; stamens 5. Fruit 3 x 2 mm, ovate, densely villous, rugose.

Plant Location in Melghat : Ghatang

Medicinal Use / Activity : ALL TYPES OF PAINS: One spoon of root paste is administered with water.

Plant's Phytochemicals : COMPOUNDS: -

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0):

Plant's Current Status : -

Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142

Reference : Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395 - https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/261100 - www.ijird.com/index.php/ijird/article/download/36698/29606

Reference : ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID :

Kingdom : Plantae - Plants
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision : Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Subclass : Rosidae
Order : Apiales
Family : Apiaceae / Umbelliferae - Carrot family
Genus : Pimpinella
Species : Pimpinella heyneana (Wall. ex DC.) Kurz

Pimpinella heyneana (Wall. ex DC.) Kurz
Pimpinella heyneana (Wall. ex DC.) Kurz