Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - blackeyed Susan vine
Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - blackeyed Susan vine
MH489 : Thunbergia alata Boj. ex Sims
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Endomelas alata (Sims) Raf.;
Thunbergia alata var. alba Paxton;
Thunbergia alata var. albiflora Hook.;
Thunbergia alata var. retinervia Burkill;
Thunbergia alata var. vixalata Burkill;
Thunbergia bikamaensis De Wild.;
Thunbergia delamerei S. Moore;
Thunbergia fuscata T. Anders. ex Lindau;
Thunbergia kamatembica Mildbr.;
Thunbergia manganjensis Lindau;
Thunbergia nymphaeifolia Lindau;
Thunbergia oculata S. Moore;
Valentiana volubilis Raf.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Black - eyed Susan,
Black-eyed Susan vine
Potato Creeper,
Black-eyed Susan Vine,
Swartoognooi,
Isiphondo,
Brazilian Nightshade, |
| Plant Family | : | Acanthaceae |
| Description | : | Vines, herbaceous. Stems ± 4-angled to flattened, bisulcate, pubescent. Petiole 1.5-3 cm, winged, sparsely pubescent; leaf blade sagittate to deltoid ovate, 2-7.5 × 2-6 cm, abaxially hirsute, adaxially sparsely strigose, palmately 5-veined, base hastate to cordate, margin entire or undulate, apex acute. Flowers axillary, solitary; peduncle 2.5-3 cm, sparsely strigose; bracteoles ovate, 1.5-1.8 × 1-1.4 cm, abaxially hirsute, 5-7-veined, apex acute, acuminate, or obtuse. Calyx annular, unequally 10-13-lobed. Corolla orange with dark purple glandular "eye" in throat, 2.5-4.5 cm; tube basally cylindric for 2-4 mm, throat 1-1.5 cm; lobes obovate, apically truncate. Staminal filaments ca. 4 mm, glabrous; anther thecae 3.5-4 mm, unequal, pubescent at margin and base. Ovary glabrous; style ca. 8 mm, glabrous; stigma funnel-shaped, unequally 2-lobed, lower lobe spreading, upper lobe erect. Capsule pubescent, basal part ca. 7 × 10 mm, 2-seeded; beak ca. 1.4 cm, ca. 3 mm wide at base. Seeds reticulate on dorsal surface. Fl. Oct-Mar, fr. Feb-May. 2n = 18. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The leaves are applied to the head as a remedy for headache. An unnamed alkaloid is reported present in the plant. The leaf sap, combined with that of Hyptis pectinata, is drunk as a treatment for internal piles or for early rectal cancer. The leaf-sap is dripped into the eyes as a treatment for inflammation (probably conjunctivitis). |
| 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 | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Scrophulariales |
| Family | : Acanthaceae - Acanthus family |
| Genus | : Thunbergia Retz. - thunbergia |
| Species | : Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims - blackeyed Susan vine |