Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC. - red moneywort
MH037 : Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 104 |
| Synonym | : | Alysicarpus wallichii Wight & Arnott;
Hedysarum rugosum Willd.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Shevra |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae / Leguminosae |
| Description | : | Erect, stem 30-61 cm long, glabrous except for decurrent line of hairs. Leaves stipulate, unifoliolate, stipule almost encircling the stem, scarious, 6-11 mm long, petiole c. 3-6 mm long. Leaflet 2.5-7.5 cm long, 9-2.5 cm broad, usually oblong, rarely orbicular or linear-lanceolate, obtuse, apiculate, glabrous above, appressly hairy below, base often cordate; petiolules c. 1 mm long, stipels 1.5 mm long. Inflorescence simple or branched raceme, up to 16 cm long. Bracts 5-8 mm long, chaffy. Pedicel 3-4 mm long. Calyx 6-9 mm long, deeply divided, teeth lanceolate, imbricate, minutely ciliate. Pods moniliform, 3-6 jointed, included or as long as the calyx, broader than long, transversely ribbed, glabrous. Fl.Per.: August. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Especially in cultivated fields |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242302523 |
| 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 | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family |
| Genus | : Alysicarpus Neck. ex Desv. - moneywort |
| Species | : Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC. - red moneywort |