Plant Category |
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Climbers
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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. |
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329
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Synonym |
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Convolvulus obscurus L.; Convolvulus ochraceus Lindl.; Convolvulus pilosus R. Br.; Convolvulus trichocalyx Schumach. & Thonn.; Ipomoea demissa Hallier f.; Ipomoea fragilis Choisy; Ipomoea insuavis Blume; Ipomoea kentrocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich.; Ipomoea luteola R. Br.; Ipomoea longipes Engl.; Ipomoea obscura var. fragilis (Choisy) A. Meeuse;
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Plant Common Name |
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obscure morning glory, pan bel, pivali bhonvari, piwli pungali, lakshmana, vachagandha,
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Plant Family |
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Convolvulaceae
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Description |
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A slender twinner or stem prostrate. Leaves 2.5-3.6 cm long, ovate to orbicular, sometimes almost reniform, entire, acute to acuminate, base cordate. Flowers rather small, 1-2 in axillary cymes. Corolla funnel-shaped, 2-2.5 cm, long, white or pale yellow with dark midpetaline bands. Capsule ovoid, 7-9 mm long.
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Plant Location in Melghat |
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-
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Medicinal Use / Activity |
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In some part leaves paste is mixed with
alcohol externally applied to open sore and pustules. Root decoction used against
dysentery.
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Plant's Phytochemicals |
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COMPOUNDS: Ursodeoxycholic acid; Ipobscurines B; Ipobscurines C; Ipobscurines D; calystegin B1; calystegin B4;
ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0):
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Plant's Current Status |
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-
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Plant's Cross Database Reference |
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259142
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Reference |
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Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
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Reference |
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~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :
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