Dichrocephala integrifolia (L.f.) Kuntze
Dichrocephala integrifolia (L.f.) Kuntze
Dichrocephala integrifolia (L.f.) Kuntze
Dichrocephala integrifolia (L.f.) Kuntze
MH113 : Dichrocephala integrifolia (L.f.) Kuntze
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 253 |
| Synonym | : | Absinthium spathulatum; Cotula bicolor Roth; Cotula dichrocephaloides C.B.Clarke; Cotula latifolia Pers.; Cotula sinapifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.; Cotula sonchifolia M.Bieb.; Dichrocephala bicolor (Roth) Schltdl.; Dichrocephala erecta L'Hér. ex DC.; Dichrocephala hamiltonii Hook.f.; Dichrocephala latifolia (Lam.) L'Hér. ex DC.; Dichrocephala latifolia f. dentata Zoll. & Mor.; Dichrocephala nilagirensis Sch.Bip. ex Hook.f.; Dichrocephala sonchifolia (M.Bieb.) DC.; Ethulia glomerata Spreng. ex DC.; Ethulia integrifolia D.Don; Ethulia paniculata Schkuhr; Ethulia sinapifolia Steud.; Grangea dissecta DC.; Grangea latifolia Lam. ex Poir.; Grangea sonchifolia (M.Bieb.) Loudon; Hippia bicolor (Roth) Sm.; Hippia integrifolia L.f. |
| Plant Common Name | : | Bicolor Buttonweed, Haachhyun Jhaar, GorasPaan, Hachitu |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae |
| Description | : | Diffuse herbs, hispid. Leaves alternate, 3-4 x 2-3 cm, ovate, apex obtuse, irregularly lobed. Heads 3-4 mm across, globose, in terminal panicles; bracts 1-seriate, lanceolate, acute, ciliate. Flowers two types. Female flowers in several outer rows; corolla tubular, 2-4-toothed at apex, glabrous. Bisexual flowers few, central; corolla 4-lobed at apex, white; anthers 4, connate, included. Achenes 1 mm long, obovate, compressed, 4-ribbed, glabrous; pappus 4 deciduous bristles. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | At higher elevations such as chikhadara and Makhala plateaux in shaded,moist,open habitats |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Diuretic, Anti-viral, Ulcer and swelling, Blennorrhoea, Leucorrhoea, Filariasis, Malaria, Migraine, Wounds, dyspepsia, |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Rutin; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1): Rutin; |
| 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/246253 |
| 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 | : |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae |
| Genus | : Dichrocephala |
| Species | : Dichrocephala integrifolia (L.f.) Kuntze |