Quercus incana W. Bartram - bluejack oak
Quercus incana W. Bartram - bluejack oak
Quercus incana W. Bartram - bluejack oak
MT130 : Quercus incana W. Bartram
| Plant Category | : | Tree |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Quercus leucotrichophora;
Quercus incana Roxb. (illeg.); |
| Plant Common Name | : | Ban Oak, Woolly Oak • Hindi: Banjh • Himachali: Vari, Ring • Kumaoni: Phanal |
| Plant Family | : | FAGACEAE |
| Description | : | An evergreen tree to 25m, found in the Himalayas. It is a large or medium sized tree, with leathery dull green leaves, sharply toothed leaves, 6-16 cm long. Leaves have dense white-woolly hairs on the underside. The species name leucotrichophora means carrying white hairs. Flowers arise in catkins. Male catkins are woolly-haired. Nuts are ovoid, to 1.5 cm, half covered by the the involucral cup when mature. Flowering: April-May. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | A decoction or infusion is astringent, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-septic, styptic and haemostatic. It is taken internally to treat conditions such as acute Diarrhea, dysentery and haemorrhages. Externally, it is used as a mouthwash to treat toothache or gum problems and is applied topically as a wash on cuts, burns, various skin problems, haemorrhoids and oral, genital and anal mucosa inflammation. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Friedlein; Leucopelargonidin; Lignoceric acid; oleic acid; palmitic acid; quercetin; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (3): Pelargonidin; Quercetin; Palmitic acid; |
| 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 | : Hamamelididae |
| Order | : Fagales |
| Family | : Fagaceae - Beech family |
| Genus | : Quercus L. - oak |
| Species | : Quercus incana W. Bartram - bluejack oak |