Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. - white moneywort
MH040 : Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 107 |
| Synonym | : | Alysicarpus nummalarifolius Sensu auct.;
Alysicarpus nummularifolius (L.)DC.;
Alysicarpus vaginalis var. diversifolius Chun;
Hedysarum vaginale L.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Sauri, alyce clover, buffalo clover, buffalo-bur, one-leaf clover, and white moneywort |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae / Leguminosae |
| Description | : | Plant more or less prostrate, somewhat hairy branching herb. Leaves are of two types, closely spaced elliptic, and narrower, lanceolate once spaced farther apart. Leaves are about 3-10 mm long, rounded at tips, obtuse, or truncate at base, with short stalks, about 1-5 mm long. Flowers are reddish purple, in racemes up to 13 cm long, at the end of branches. Flower are 6 mm long. Pods are cylindric, jointed, nearly 2 cm long, 5-7-seeded. Seeds are pale brown, 1.5 mm long, oval. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | In open grassland & Fields |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | cytotoxicity, renal calculi and sepsis (Ediriweera, 2007; Kirtikar and Basu, 1935).The leaf extract has been used for the improvement of eye sight and earache (Tirkey, 2006). The roots of this plant are generally employed as diuretic; in kidney disorders, skin related problems, leprosy and pulmonary troubles (Burkill, 1985). |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Salicylic acid; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/228683 |
| 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 vaginalis (L.) DC. - white moneywort |