Alysicarpus ovalifolius
Alysicarpus ovalifolius
MH351 : Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schum.) Leonard
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 9 |
| Synonym | : | Alysicarpus nummulariifolius sensu DC.;
Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schumach. & Thonn.) J.Léonard.;
Alysicarpus paradoxus Baill.;
Alysicarpus scaber Span.;
Alysicarpus vaginale sensu auct.mult.;
Alysicarpus vaginalis sensu Huang & H.Ohashi.;
Desmodium ovalifolium (Schum.) Walp.;
Hedysarum bupleurifolium "sensu Willd., non L.";
Hedysarum ovalifolium Schum.;
Hedysarum vaginale (L.) DC.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Alyce clover, false moneywort |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae / Leguminosae |
| Description | : | a plant with simple alternate leaves, oblong to lanceolate in shape. The base of the petiole is framed by two lanceolate stipules, papery and strongly striated longitudinally. The inflorescences are loose clusters, 3 to 7 pairs of white and pink flowers. The tines of the calyx are not nested and are as long as the first article of the fruit. Of the 10 stamens, 9 have their filaments fused in groove. The fruit is a linear pod consisting 6-8 rectangular sections without restriction between them. The wall is crosslinked, and finely pubescent. The cotyledons are oblong sub sessile. The lamina is 6 mm long and 3 mm wide. The first leaves are alternate and simple. They are elliptical to lanceolate. They are held by a petiole of 2 to 7 mm long, framed at the base by two papery lanceolate stipules, 6 mm long, marked with numerous longitudinal . The leaf blade is finely reticulated. The growth habit is erect. The main axis is slightly branched and measure 30 to 60 cm in height. The plant has a taproot system. The stem is cylindrical and full. It is weakly pubescent, sparsely covered with white and rigid hairs and marked with few longitudinal striations. The leaves are alternate and simple. The lamina is quite polymorphic and can be oblong, lanceolate to linear, measuring 3 to 7 cm long and 10 to 25 mm wide. The base is rounded sometimes slightly cordate. The apex is wide angled with a short mucro or sharp acute according to the shape of the lamina. The margin is fully lined with a few lashes. The blade is marked with 5 to 7 pairs of weakly arched ribs. The underside is crisscrossed by a network of fine reticulations. The upper surface is glabrous, while the underside is covered with a shaved pubescence. The leaf is carried by a petiole, 3-9 mm long, -, whose base is framed by two linear papery stipules, 6 mm long, and strongly ribbed longitudinally. At the base of the blade are two filiform stipels, barely visible, 0.5 mm long. The flowers are assembled in 3 to 7 pairs, forming long terminal loose clusters of 5 to 10 cm or developing opposite to a leaf. The internodes between flowers are longer than the flowers themselves. The flowers are 5 mm long. The calyx is divided into 5 non-overlapping tines as long as the first article of the fruit and is finely pubescent. The corolla consists of an upper white petal (standard), a lower petal (keel) and 2 lateral petals (wings) of pink colour. There are 10 stamens, of which 9 have their filaments fused in groove and the tenth is free. The fruits are linear pods, 12 to 25 mm long, comprising of 6 to 8 articulated segments without bottlenecks. The segments are rectangular with elliptical cross section. They are 4 mm long and 3 mm wide. The last one is rounded and surmounted by a short tip. The outer wall is strongly reticulated and covered with a fine pubescence. Each segment contains one seed. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Kolkaz & Harisal |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | wound |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: beta-carotene; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD (1998) Addiions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants). Technical Bulletin No. VII. The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat.
- https://www.feedipedia.org/node/572
- http://portal.wikwio.org/species/show/1
- https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/alysicarpus.ovalifolius
- http://file.scirp.org/pdf/JBM_2016042610491682.pdf |
| Reference | : | ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family |
| Genus | : Alysicarpus Neck. ex Desv. - moneywort |
| Species | : Alysicarpus ovalifolius |