Plant Category |
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Herbs
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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. |
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Synonym |
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Aethusa leptophylla (Pers.) Spreng.;
Anethum pinnatum Ruiz & Pav. ex Urb.;
Apium ammi Urb.;
Apium ammi f. filamentosum (Kuntze) H. Wolff.;
Apium ammi f. nanum Kuntze.;
Apium ammi f. pedunculata Chodat.;
Apium ammi var. leptophyllum (Pers.) Chodat & Wilczek.;
Apium andinum H. Wolff.;
Apium depressum M.E. Jones.;
Apium laciniatum f. elatius (Hook. & Arn.) H. Wolff.;
Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F. Muell. ex Benth.;
Apium ranunculifolium (DC.) Gay.;
Apium wolffianum M. Hiroe.;
Helosciadium laciniatum var. elatius Hook. & Arn.;
Helosciadium lateriflorum Hook. & Arn.;
Helosciadium leptophyllum (Pers.) DC.;
Helosciadium ranunculifolium Presl ex DC.;
Oreosciadium andinum Rusby.;
Pimpinella capillacea Poit. ex Urb.;
Pimpinella domingensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.;
Pimpinella leptophylla Pers.;
Ptychotis leptophylla (Pers.) Penzig.;
Selinum leptophyllum (Pers.) Krause.;
Sison ranunculifolium Presl ex DC.;
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Plant Common Name |
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Fir-leaved Celery
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Plant Family |
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Apiaceae
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Description |
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Plants 25–45 cm. Basal petioles 2–5(–11) cm; blade ob- long to oblong-ovate, 2–10 × 2–8 cm; ultimate segments linear to filiform. Cauline leaves ternate-pinnately decompound; ultimate segments 10–15 mm. Umbels 1.5–2.5 cm across; rays 2–3(–5), 1–2 cm; umbellules 5–23-flowered; pedicels 0.2–4 mm, unequal, the central flower often almost sessile. Fruit globose 1.5–2 × 1–2 mm. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Jun–Jul.
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Plant Location in Melghat |
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Chikhaldara
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Medicinal Use / Activity |
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Plant's Phytochemicals |
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COMPOUNDS: thymohydroquinone dimethyl ether; thymol methyl ether; p-cymene; carvacrol methyl ether; beta-pinene; germacrene D; cumin aldehyde; alpha-humulene; beta-myrcene; sabinene; limonene; beta-phellandrene; caryophyllene oxide; alpha-pinene; alpha-thujene;
ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (10):
Caryophyllene;
Alpha-humulene;
Thymol;
Beta-phellandrene;
Limonene;
Carvacrol;
Alpha-pinene;
P-cymene;
Beta-pinene;
Myrcene;
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Plant's Current Status |
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-
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Plant's Cross Database Reference |
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259142
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Reference |
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Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229429
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242316294
- http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/fir_celery.html
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21409720
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Reference |
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~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID :
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