| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Alectra avensis (Benth.) Merr.;
Alectra dentata (Benth.) Kuntze;
Alectra indica Benth.;
Glossostylis avensis Benth.;
Glossostylis cordata Hochst. ex Benth.;
Melasma avense (Benth.) Hand.-Mazz.;
Melasma indicum (Benth.) Wettst.;
Melasma thomsonii (Hook. fil.) Wettst. ex Engl. & Prantl.;
Micrargeria formosana (Hayata) Hayata;
Sopubia formosana Hayata; |
| Plant Common Name | : | |
| Plant Family | : | Orobanchaceae |
| Description | : | |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The leaf sap is taken to hasten childbirth. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Rare |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Lamiales |
| Family | : Orobanchaceae |
| Genus | : Alectra |
| Species | : Alectra thomsonii Hook.f. |