Spilanthus calva
Spilanthus calva
MH134 : Spilanthes calva DC.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 275 |
| Synonym | : | Acmella paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) R.K. Jansen;
Spilanthes paniculata Wall.;
Spilanthes acmella Murr.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Akkarakaaram, Akravu, Eripacha, Panicled Spot Flower, jati malkathi, marethi, achara jondi, akalkara, akkalkara, laato ghaans, marethi |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae |
| Description | : | Panicled Spot Flower is a hairless annual herb. Stems are branched, erect or ascending, up to 30 cm or more tall. Leaves are stalked, ovate to ovate- lanceshaped, 2-4 cm long, 1-2.5 cm broad, tip pointed, base narrow, 3-nerved, entire, coarsely or rounded toothedly toothed. Leaf stalk is 1-2 cm long. Flower-heads are borne in panicles carried on 2.5-16 cm long stalks. Heads are disc-like, without any ray-florets, solitary, in leaf axils or at the end of branches, 8.4-12.5 mm tall, 6.9-10 mm in diameter. Receptacle is 5-8 mm tall, 1.1-3 mm in diameter. Involucral bracts are 9-12, in 2-series, ovate-lanceshaped, about 6 mm long, herbaceous, hairless. Disc florets are 90-200, tubular, minute, 4- or 5-lobed. Achenes are obovoid, 3-angled, 3 mm long, tip slightly depressed, margins rough. Pappus of 2 subequal bristles, longer one 0.5-1.1 mm long, shorter one 0.4-0.9 mm long. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | In drying ponds, moist shaded spots from Kolkaz, Semadoh |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Stammering, toothache, stomatitis, diuretic, Anti-viral; anti-pyretic; anti-inflammatory; anti-oxidant; |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Spilanthol; palmitic acid; stearic acid; tetra-triacontanoic acid; Beta-sitosterol; stigmasterol; Beta-sitosterol glucoside; spilanthol; Acetic acid; lauric acid; myristic acid; linoleic acid; linolenic acid; alpha-amyrin; beta-amyrin; myricyl alcohol; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (4): Beta-sitosterol; Alpha-amyrin; Stigmasterol; Palmitic acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Not Common |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210523914000385
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Panicled%20Spot%20Flower.html |
| 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 | : Spilanthus |
| Species | : Spilanthus calva |