Cyanotis fasciculata (B.Heyne ex Roth) Schult. & Schult.f.
Cyanotis fasciculata (B.Heyne ex Roth) Schult. & Schult.f.
Cyanotis fasciculata (B.Heyne ex Roth) Schult. & Schult.f.
MH466 : Cyanotis fasciculata (B.Heyne ex Roth) Schult. & Schult.f.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Cyanotis decumbens Wight;
Cyanotis dichrotricha Stocks;
Cyanotis eriantha Hassk.;
Cyanotis fasciculata glabrescens C.B.Clarke;
Cyanotis lawiana Wight;
Cyanotis rosea Wight;
Cyanotis rupestris M.R.Almeida, basionym not validly publ.;
Tillandsia decumbens Forssk.;
Tonningia fasciculata (B.Heyne ex Roth) Kuntze;
Tradescantia fasciculata B.Heyne ex Roth;
Tradescantia rupestris J.S.Law ex J.Graham, nom. subnud.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Nilwanti, Fluffy Cat Ears,
Nilwanti |
| Plant Family | : | Commelinaceae |
| Description | : | Stem procumbent, tufted, covered with cottony hairs. Leaves to 3 x 0.7 cm, lanceolate, falcate, folded, rounded at base, long-hairy; sheath 1.5 cm long, saccate. Cymes axillary, solitary; peduncles 2 cm long; bracts 2 x 0.5 cm, lanceolate, acuminate; bracteoles 2-4 pairs, 10 x 4 mm, falcate, acute. Flowers few, sessile; sepals 5 x 2 mm, united at the base, not keeled, hairy; corolla tube 6 mm long, campanulate, lobes obtuse, blue; filaments 8 mm long, bearded; style densely hairy, bulged below the stigma. Capsule 2.5 mm long, pilose at apex. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | On wet rocks |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The juice from succulent leaves used to treat skin fungus disease and mouth sores. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Red List Category - Least Concern |
| 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 | : Liliopsida |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Commelinales |
| Family | : Commelinaceae |
| Genus | : Cyanotis |
| Species | : Cyanotis fasciculata (B.Heyne ex Roth) Schult. & Schult.f. |