Tylophora fasciculata Buch.-Ham.
Tylophora fasciculata Buch.-Ham.
Plant Category | : | Herbs |
Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
Synonym | : | Vincetoxicum fasciculatum Kuntze.;
Pentasachme fasciculatum (Buch.-Ham. ex Wight).; |
Plant Common Name | : | Brown-Flowered Ipecac |
Plant Family | : | Asclepiadaceae |
Description | : | Erect or suberect, pubescent twiners. Leaves to 4 x 2 cm, ovate, acute, rounded at base; nerves 3 or 4 pairs, lowest pairs basal; young leaves pinkish; petiole 1 cm long. Flowers brownish, 4 x 4 mm, 3-8 together, in axillary peduncled cymes; pedicels 5-8 mm long; sepals linear, puberulus; corolla lobes 2.5 x 1 mm, elliptic, obtuse, pubescent within; gynostegium 1.5 x 1 mm; corona process ovoid. Follicle 4 x 1 cm, ellipsoidal, glabrous. Flowering: November-July. |
Plant Location in Melghat | : | Tarubanda |
Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The roots and leaves are emetic and purgative. A decoction of the root is said to be efficacious in extremely virulent types of fever. The leaves are pounded and used as an application to unhealthy ulcers and wounds to induce healthy granulation |
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://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Brown_Flowered%20Ipecac.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/260966 |
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 |
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Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
Subclass | : Asteridae |
Order | : Gentianales |
Family | : Asclepiadaceae - Milkweed family |
Genus | : Tylophora |
Species | : Tylophora fasciculata Buch.-Ham. |