
Neanotis montholonii (Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis

Neanotis montholonii (Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis

Neanotis montholonii (Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Anotis montholonii Hook.f. |
| Plant Common Name | : | Montholon's Starviolet,
Montholon's Neanotis
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| Plant Family | : | Rubiaceae |
| Description | : | an erect gragrious herb, growing to 20-30 cm high. Stems and branches are hairy. Oppositely arranged, ovate-lancelike leaves are 3-5 cm long. Leaves are long tipped and hairy on both sides. Leaf stalks are 4-7 mm. Light pink to deep purple, funnel shaped flowers occur in cymes at the end of branches and in leaf axils. The flower tube is 5-6 mm long with 4 triangular petals. Stamens, 4 in number, protrude out of the flower. Capsules are black, clustered into a beehive shape. Flowering: July-August. |
| 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 | : Gentianales |
| Family | : Rubiaceae |
| Genus | : Neanotis |
| Species | : Neanotis montholonii (Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis |