Eriocaulon luzulaefolium
MH305 : Eriocaulon luzulaefolium Mart. in Wall.,
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 527 |
| Synonym | : | - |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Eriocaulaceae |
| Description | : | A perennial, acaulescent herb. Leaves linear, 4-8 cm × 2-5 mm. Scapes 5-15, flexuous, 7-30 cm long; sheath 3-6 cm long, subequal to the leaves. Inflorescence subglobose heads, c 5 mm in diameter, involucral bracts obovate, 2.0-2.7 × 1.5-2.0 mm, coriaceous; floral bracts oblanceolate, 1.5-1.7 × 0.5-0.6 mm, acuminate, blackish. Male flowers: sepals 3, 1.5-2.0 mm, apex 3-lobed, petals 3, oblong, eglandular, stamens 6, anthers black. Female flowers: sepals 3, boat like, blackish, posterior one longer than others, membranous, hairy at margins, ovary 3-loculed, style 3-cleft. Seeds narrowly ovoid, 0.5-0.6 mm, testa hexagonally reticulate, prickles 1-4 per cell. Flowering and fruiting: October-February. Ecology : Rice fields, swamps, ponds, and marshlands. Use: Little is known about its use. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: 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://bnh_flora.gov.bd/species_description/?id=193 |
| 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 | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Commelinidae |
| Order | : Eriocaules |
| Family | : Eriocaulaceae - Pipewort family |
| Genus | : Eriocaulon L. - pipewort |
| Species | : Eriocaulon luzulaefolium |