Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f.
MC043 : Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f.
| Plant Category | : | Climbers |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 40 |
| Synonym | : | Xenostegia tridentata; Evolvulus tridentata; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Arrow-leaf morning glory, African morningvine (En). |
| Plant Family | : | Convolvulaceae |
| Description | : | Arrow-leaf Morning Glory is a perennial creeper which grows up to 2 m long, and is which commonly found growing on deep sand. Its leaves are almost linear, 5 up to 10cm long, but only up to 1cm wide, dilated toward base. The base of the leaves is arrowshaped, with their 3-lobed, tooth-like base margin. Small yellow flowers sit on up to 6 cm long stalks. Flowers are funnel shaped, pale yellowish or white, with or without a maroon to brown center, 1.6 cm in size. Arrowleaf morning glory's habitat is sandy fields near the coast, cultivated areas, wasteland, roadsides, forest openings. Flowering: All year round. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Morshi along river banks |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Maceration of the leaves is drunk as an anti-venom after snake bites. A decoction of a mixture of plants, drunk against candida infections of mouth, digestive tract or anus. In India the plant is one of the sources of the Ayurvedic medicine ‘Prasarini’, which is attributed with astringent, aphrodisiac, laxative and bitter properties. The aerial parts are used in treating haemorrhoids, swellings, rheumatic affections and urinary infections. anti-inflammatory; Anti-arthritic |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Diosmetin; Luteolin; Diosmetin-7-O-beta-D-glucoside; Luteolin-7-O-beta-D-glucoside; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1): Luteolin; |
| 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. |
| Reference | : | ~ J. Lenin Bapuji and S. Venkat Ratnam; "Traditional Uses of Some Medicinal Plants by tribals of Gangaraju Madugula
Mandal of Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh"; Ethnobotanical Leaflets (2009); 13: 388-98 PMID : ~ 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 |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Solanales |
| Family | : Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family |
| Genus | : Merremia Dennst. ex. Endl. - woodrose |
| Species | : Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f. |