Haplanthodes tentaculatus (L.) R.B. Majumdar
Haplanthodes tentaculatus (L.) R.B. Majumdar
MH476 : Haplanthodes tentaculatus (L.) R.B. Majumdar
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Bremekampia tentaculata (L.) Srecmadh.;
Haplanthus tentaculatus (L.) Nees;
Ruellia aciculata Roth;
Ruellia tentaculata L.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Nila Jakara, Niligiri Haplanthodes,
Tentacled Haplanthodes
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| Plant Family | : | Acanthaceae |
| Description | : | an erect annual herb, 1-2 ft tall, with stout stem and ascending densely hairy branches. Leaves can be opposite or alternate. They are ovate, 5-10 cm, hairy, margin wavy, base either rounded or asymmetrically heart-shaped. Leaf stalks are winged, 2-4 cm long. Stalkless flowers are pale violet, 5-6 mm, in two rows, in 5-15 cm long bristly spikes. Flowers are funnel shaped, with 5 petals, hairy outside, streaked with brownish purple lines. Flowering: November-December. |
| 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 | : | 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 | : Acanthaceae |
| Genus | : Haplanthus |
| Species | : Haplanthodes tentaculatus (L.) R.B. Majumdar |