Rhinacanthus communis Nees
Rhinacanthus communis Nees
Rhinacanthus communis Nees
Rhinacanthus communis Nees
Rhinacanthus communis Nees
Rhinacanthus communis Nees
Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 46 |
Synonym | : | Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz.;
Dianthera paniculata Lour.;
Justicia dichotoma Rottl.;
Justicia gendarussa Macrae ex Nees.;
Justicia macilenta E. Mey.;
Justicia nasuta L.;
Justicia odoratissima Boj. ex Nees.;
Justicia rottleriana Wall.;
Justicia silvatica Nees.;
Justicia sylvatica Vahl.;
Pseuderanthemum connatum Lindau.;
Rhinacanthus macilentus Presl.;
Rhinacanthus osmospermus Boj. ex Nees.;
Rhinacanthus rottlerianus Nees.; |
Plant Common Name | : | Snake Jasmine, Dainty Spurs • Hindi: Palakjuhi, Juhipani • Marathi: Gajkarni • Tamil: Uragamalli, Nagamalli • Malayalam: Nagamulla, Puzhukkolli • Telugu: Nagamalle • Kannada: Nagamallige, Doddapatike • Bengali: Juipana • Konkani: Dadmari • Urdu: Palakjuhi • Sanskrit: Yudhikaparni, Yoodhikaparni |
Plant Family | : | Acanthaceae |
Description | : | Erect shrubs, stem terete, tomentose. Leaves 8-12 x 4-8 cm, elliptic, acute at both ends, crenulate, minutely pubescent, nerves 7-10 pairs. Cymes terminal, panicled. Flowers sessile; bracts and bracteoles similar, 2 mm long, hispid; sepals 5, 5 mm long, linear-lanceolate, hispid; corolla white, tube 25 mm long, slender, hispid; upper lip entire, oblong, acuminate; lower lip broad, 3-lobed, obtuse; stamens 2, inserted near the throat of the tube, equal; one anther lobe lower than other, glabrous; cell 2-ovuled, style slender. Capsule 2 cm long, clavate, with a lower solid slender stalk, glabrous; seeds 1 or 2 in each cell, rugose. |
Plant Location in Melghat | : | Nabab nala near ghatang |
Medicinal Use / Activity | : | In India the fresh root and leaves, bruised and mixed with lime juice, are a useful remedy for ringworm and other skin affections. The seeds also are efficacious in ringworm. The root-bark is a remedy for dhobie’s itch. In Sind it is said to possess extraordinary aphrodisiacal powers, the roots boiled in milk being much employed by Hindu practitioners. The roots are believed n some parts of India to be an anti-dote to the bites of poisonous snakes. anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-proliferative; Root, leaves and seeds are useful in eczema; |
Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: rhinacanthin; chrysophanic acid; frangulic acid; flavanol-3-glucoside; rutin; naphthoquinones; rhinacanthin-C; rhinacanthin-D; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1): Rutin; |
Plant's Current Status | : | - |
Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
Reference | : | Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD (1998) Addiions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants). Technical Bulletin No. VII. The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat.
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew_2421167
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Snake%20Jasmine.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230906
- http://www.mpbd.info/plants/rhinacanthus_nasuta.php |
Reference | : | ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII 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 | : |
Order | : Lamiales |
Family | : Acanthaceae - Acanthus family |
Genus | : Rhinacanthus |
Species | : Rhinacanthus communis Nees |