Boerhavia chinensis (Linn.) Aschers & Schweinf.
Boerhavia chinensis (Linn.) Aschers & Schweinf.
MH460 : Boerhavia chinensis (Linn.) Aschers & Schweinf.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Commicarpus chinensis (Linn.);
Boerhavia repanda Willd.;
Valeriana chinensis Linn.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Nyctaginaceae |
| Description | : | Diffuse herbs with divaricate scandent branches; stems white, glabrous. Leaves equal, ovate, acute, shallowly lobed, cordate at base, lineolate; petiole to 2.5 cm long. Flowers 1 cm long, 3-6 together in panicled umbel; pedicels 13 mm long, capillary; bracts 3 mm long, glandular; perianth 8 mm long, narrow, pink. Capsule 8 x 1.5 mm, oblanceolate, densely lineolate, glandular. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The leaves are crushed and applied to the skin as a remedy for scabies and itching body parts. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Equisetopsida |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Caryophyllales |
| Family | : Nyctaginaceae |
| Genus | : Boerhavia chinensis |
| Species | : Boerhavia chinensis (Linn.) Aschers & Schweinf. |