Dopatrium junceum (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Benth - horsefly's eye
Dopatrium junceum (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Benth - horsefly's eye
Dopatrium junceum (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Benth - horsefly's eye
MH178 : Dopatrium junceum (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Benth
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 352 |
| Synonym | : | Didymocarpus aristatus (Blanco) Fern.-Vill.;
Dopatrium aristatum (Blanco) Hassk.; Dopatrium japonicum Franch. & Sav.; Gratiola juncea Roxb.;
Morgania juncea Spreng. (Unresolved); |
| Plant Common Name | : | Horsefly's Eye |
| Plant Family | : | Scrophulariaceae |
| Description | : | Aquatic or amphibious, semisucculent erect herbs; roots spongy white. Basal leaves decussate, 1.5-2 x 0.5-0.8 cm, oblong, base and apex acute, fleshy, basally 3-nerved, sessile, decurrent on stem; upper ones reduced. Flowers axillary, in decussate pairs, lower ones subsessile, upper ones pedicellate; bracts linear; pedicels 6-12 mm long, filiform. Calyx-lobes 5, 1-1.5 mm long, obtuse. Corolla bluish-pink, c. 5 mm across, tube c. 5 mm long; lobes 5, upper lip covering the lower lip in bud. Stamens 2, included; anthers 2-celled, lobes unequal, bearded. Ovary c. 1 mm, globose; stigma 2-lamellate. Capsule 2-3 mm across, globose, on erect pedicel. Seeds numerous, minute, pitted, blackish brown. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | IUCN Red List - Least Concern |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/246625 |
| 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 | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Scrophulariales |
| Family | : Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family |
| Genus | : Dopatrium Buch.-Ham. ex Benth - dopatrium |
| Species | : Dopatrium junceum (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Benth - horsefly's eye |