Haplanthodes verticillata (Roxb.) R.B. Majumdar
Haplanthodes verticillata (Roxb.) R.B. Majumdar
Haplanthodes verticillata (Roxb.) R.B. Majumdar
Haplanthodes verticillata (Roxb.) R.B. Majumdar
MH438 : Haplanthodes verticillata (Roxb.) R.B. Majumdar
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Haplanthodes verticillatus (Roxb.) R.B. Majumdar;
Barleria acanthophora (Roem. & Schult.) Nees;
Bremekampia spinosa (Lour.) M.R.Almeida;
Bremekampia verticillata (Roxb.) Sreemadh.;
Eranthemum acanthophorum Roem. & Schult.;
Eranthemum spinosum Lour.;
Eranthemum verticillatum (Roxb.) Spreng.;
Haplanthus verticillatus (Roxb.) Nees;
Justicia verticillata Roxb.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Spiny Bottle Brush • Hindi: Kastula • Marathi: Jhankara, Kateri |
| Plant Family | : | Acanthaceae |
| Description | : | an erect annual herb, growing to only about half meter high. oppositely arranged ovate narrow leaves are 5-10 cm long. The leaves have two spinous teeth at the tip and are covered with long spreading hairs. Stalkless flowers occur in the leaf axils, densely concentrated near the top of the stem. The flowers, which appear to have five petals, actually have only two petals which are 2 and 3 lobed. The flowers are dark blue in color and have a light green in the throat. Commonly found on rocky slopes in the Western Ghats. Flowering: November-January. |
| 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 | : | 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/266045
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Spiny%20Bottle%20Brush.html |
| Reference | : | ~ 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 : ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Some ethnomedicinally important new plant reports from Melghat"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2008); 32(Suppl.): 214-215. PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Scrophulariales |
| Family | : Acanthaceae - Acanthus family |
| Genus | : Haplanthodes |
| Species | : Haplanthodes verticillata (Roxb.) R.B. Majumdar |