Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall
Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall
Plant Category | : | Herbs |
Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 411 |
Synonym | : | Anisochilus carnosus var. eriocephalus (Benth.) T.Cooke;
Anisochilus carnosus var. glaber (Schrad.) Benth.;
Anisochilus carnosus var. purpurascens Benth.;
Anisochilus carnosus var. villosior Benth.;
Anisochilus carnosus var. viridis Benth.;
Anisochilus crassus Benth.;
Anisochilus decussatus Dalzell & A.Gibson;
Anisochilus eriocephalus Benth.;
Anisochilus glaber Schrad.;
Anisochilus rupestris Wight ex Hook.f.;
Lavandula carnosa L.f.;
Plectranthus carnosus (L.f.) Sm.;
Plectranthus dubius Spreng., nom. illeg.;
Plectranthus strobilifer Roxb.; |
Plant Common Name | : | Thick leaved lavender, panjiri-ka-patta, doddapatre, karpurada gida, karpuravalli, kuruvelu-balli, patri gida, savirsambara, kaattukoorka, karpuravalli, mathilkkoorka, kapurli, panjiri, ajapada, induparni, karpuravalli, utpalabheda, karppura-valli, adusapundlaaku, karpuravalli, omamuaku, pindi bonda, ritchu rodda, rogachettu, saraguduganapa |
Plant Family | : | Lamiaceae |
Description | : | Semisucculent annual herbs, branchlets pubescent. Leaves 2-5 x 2-3.5 cm, broadly ovate, base turncate or cordate, margin crenate-serrate, apex obtuse, verrucose above, pubescent below, subsucculent; petiole to 4 cm long. Flowers in terminal simple or panicled, 1.5-3 cm long, oblong spikes. Calyx c. 4 mm long, tubular, mouth oblique, 2-lipped, acute; upper lip pubescent without, deflexed in fruits. Corolla purple, c. 1 cm long, lobes 5, 2-lipped, upper lip entire, lower 4-lobed . Stamens 4, exserted; filaments connate at base forming a sheath. Fruits of 4, ovoid nutlets. Seeds orbicular, smooth. |
Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
Medicinal Use / Activity | : | gastric ulcer and skin diseases |
Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: luteolin; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1): Luteolin; |
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/228744
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Thick_Leaf%20Lavender.html
- https://bmccomplementalternmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472_6882_14_421 |
Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Ethnomedicinal plants used in skin treatment by Korkus of Melghat Dist. Amravati (MS), India"; Life Sciences Leaflets (2011); 178-191 PMID : |
Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
---|---|
Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
Subclass | : |
Order | : Lamiales |
Family | : Lamiaceae |
Genus | : Anisochilus |
Species | : Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall |