Allmania nodiflora (L.) R. Br. ex Wight
Allmania nodiflora (L.) R. Br. ex Wight
Allmania nodiflora (L.) R. Br. ex Wight
MH237 : Allmania nodiflora (L.) R. Br. ex Wight
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 433 |
| Synonym | : | Achyranthes mucronata Herb. ex Moq.;
Achyranthes nodiflora (L.) Roxb.;
Allmania albida (Willd.) R. Br.;
Allmania esculenta R. Br.;
Allmania longepedunculata Gamble;
Allmania nodiflora var. longepedunculata Trimen;
Allmania procumbens Wight ex Hook. fil.;
Allmania pyramidalis (Moq.-Tand.) Koord.;
Belutta peduncularis Raf.;
Belutta sessilis Raf.;
Celosia albida Willd.;
Celosia mucronata Herb. ex Moq.;
Celosia nodiflora L.;
Celosia pallida Hort. Vindob. ex Moq.;
Chamissoa albida (Willd.) Mart.;
Chamissoa angustifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Hook. fil.;
Chamissoa brownii Steud.;
Chamissoa esculenta Moq.;
Chamissoa javanica Hassk.;
Chamissoa nodiflora Mart.;
Chamissoa pyramidalis Moq.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Node Flower Allmania, Hasiru budde soppu, Kandu budde gida. Pee-coipa, Pee-tardavel, Kumattikkirai, Kiraikkummatti, Gurugu koora |
| Plant Family | : | Amaranthaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs annual, erect or ascending, 10-50 cm tall. Stem branched from or near base, glabrous or obscurely pubescent. Petiole 2-10 mm; leaf blade obovate, oblong, or linear, 1.5-6.5 mm × 0.3-2.5 cm, both surfaces glabrous or adaxially pubescent, base attenuate, apex acute or obtuse, with a mucro. Heads globose, becoming somewhat lengthened, with 3-7-flowered cymes; rachis 0.2-3.5 cm, glabrous or pubescent. Bracts and bracteoles ovate-lanceolate, 3-5 mm, white on margin and with green or purple (?red) midvein, apex long acuminate. Tepals obliquely spreading at anthesis, later erect, ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 4-5 mm. Stamens 5; filaments connate at base. Ovary ovoid, glabrous; style nearly as long as filaments. Utricles enclosed in persistent perianth, pale green, ovoid, 3-3.5 mm in diam., dehiscent by lid. Seeds 1.5-2 mm in diam. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul-Aug. 2n = 32. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | On rocky, shady, moist hill slopes in Jarida |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | folk medicine to treat constipation, decentry and febrifuge contains adequate amount of nutrients. The reported activities are anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant activity, sedative and anxiolytic,
anti-helminthic, anti-tumor, anti-ulcer activity; anti-inflammatory, -anti-cancer; |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: squalene; valeric acid; 1-napthalenepropanol; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Squalene; Squalene; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Rare |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006973
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Node%20Flower%20Allmania.html
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https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/228706 |
| 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 | : Equisetopsida |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Caryophyllales |
| Family | : Amaranthaceae - Amaranth family |
| Genus | : Allmania |
| Species | : Allmania nodiflora (L.) R. Br. ex Wight |