Trichuriella monsoniae (L.f.) Bennet
Trichuriella monsoniae (L.f.) Bennet
Trichuriella monsoniae (L.f.) Bennet
MH245 : Trichuriella monsoniae (L.f.) Bennet
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 442 |
| Synonym | : | Achyranthes monsoniae (L. f.) Pers.;
Achyranthes setacea Roth.;
Aerva monsoniae (L. f.) Mart.;
Celosia monsoniae (L. f.) Retz.;
Illecebrum monsoniae L. f.;
Trichurus monsoniae (L. f.) C. C. Towns.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Van Siliyari, Monson's Knotgrass |
| Plant Family | : | Amaranthaceae |
| Description | : | Herbs perennial, 5-50 cm tall. Stem branched from base; branches ascending or stoloniferous, white lanose. Leaves opposite or nearly whorled, sessile, grayish green, subulate, linear, 1-2.5 cm × ca. 1 mm, abaxially white lanose, adaxially glabrous, base attenuate, sometimes vaginate. Spikes terminal, narrowly ovate or terete, 0.5-2.5 cm, 3-5 mm in diam., white lanose; rachis very short or absent. Bracts and bracteoles lanceolate, 1-2 mm, abaxially white lanose. Tepals 4, light red, subulate-lanceolate, ca. 2 mm, white lanose. Stamens 4 or 5, shorter than perianth; pseudostaminodes subulate, membranous. Utricles ovoid, 1.5-2 mm, circumscissile at apex. Seeds brown, slightly shiny, ovoid, 1-1.5 mm, smooth. Fl. Apr-Aug, fr. Aug-Nov. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | In Raipur and Semadoh ranges |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: C-glycosides; isoswertisin;
2alpha-O-beta-d-galactosyl isoswertisin;
2alpha-O-beta-d-xylosyl isoswertisin; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| 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=242414822
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/249537
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26956555 |
| 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 | : Caryophyllidae |
| Order | : Caryophyllales |
| Family | : Amaranthaceae - Amaranth family |
| Genus | : Trichuriella |
| Species | : Trichuriella monsoniae (L.f.) Bennet |