Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Ding Hou
Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Ding Hou
Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Ding Hou
Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Ding Hou
Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Ding Hou
MS027 : Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Ding Hou
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 79 |
| Synonym | : | Gymnosporia emarginata (Willd.) Thw.;
Catha emarginata (Willd.) G.Don.;
Celastrus emarginatus Willd.;
Celastrus semiarillatus Turcz.;
Cupania spinosa Blanco.;
Elaeodendron horizontale Turcz.;
Gymnosporia ambigua Vidal.;
Gymnosporia inermis Merrill & Perry.;
Gymnosporia spinosa (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe.;
Gymnosporia trilocularis Hayata.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Bharati, K-Mekar |
| Plant Family | : | Celastraceae |
| Description | : | Shrubs with spines or unarmed. Leaves obovate spathulate, 3.5 -14.5 x 2-9 cm, apex rounded or emarginate, base attenuate, chartaceous to coriaceous, margin crenate to entire; petioles 2-12 mm long; nerves 5-6 pairs. Flowers in axillary fascicles; bracts deltoid, fimbriate. Sepals lobed. Petals oblong or ovate-oblong, 2-3 x 1 mm. Stamens 2-3 mm long, inserted beneath the margin of the disc. Ovary partially immersed, 3-loculed; stigmas 3, distinct. Disc fleshy, rounded. Fruits a capsule, obovoid, 10-12 x 8-9 mm. Seeds ellipsoid, 3 x 2 mm, arillate. Fl. & Fr. : Almost throughout the year. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | On slopes of peripheral hills, field borders |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Dental problems, Antibiotic, Warms, used for fever, asthama, rheumatism and gastrointestinal disorders worldwide. HIV?Protease, Carcinoma and
leukemia, Ulcers, MDR |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Emarginatine A; Emarginatine B; Emarginatine E; Emarginatine F; Emarginatine G; Emarginatinine; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (3): Emarginatine F; Emarginatine G; Emarginatine A; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Rare, Endemic |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve.
- SAVITA SAGWAN, D.V.RAO, R.A.SHARMA,(2011 ) "MAYTENUS EMARGINATA (WILLD.): A PROMISING DRUG FOR CANCER THERAPY", Asian J Pharm Clin Res, Vol 4, Issue 3, pp 912
- http://efloraindia.nic.in/efloraindia/taxonList.action?id=4279&type=4
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266699 |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Celastrales |
| Family | : Celastraceae |
| Genus | : Maytenus |
| Species | : Maytenus emarginata (Willd.) Ding Hou |