Aeschynomene indica L. - Indian jointvetch
Aeschynomene indica L. - Indian jointvetch
Aeschynomene indica L. - Indian jointvetch
Aeschynomene indica L. - Indian jointvetch
Aeschynomene indica L. - Indian jointvetch
MS030 : Aeschynomene indica L.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 99 |
| Synonym | : | Aeschynomene cachemiriana Cambess.; Aeschynomene diffusa Willd.; Aeschynomene evenia "Sensu Rudd, p.p." (Misapplied); Aeschynomene glaberrima Poir.; Aeschynomene indica var. punctata Pers.; Aeschynomene indica var. viscosa Miq.; Aeschynomene kashmiriana Cambess.; Aeschynomene macropoda DC.; Aeschynomene montana Span.; Aeschynomene oligantha Baker; Aeschynomene pumila L.; Aeschynomene punctata Steud.; Aeschynomene quadrata Schum. & Thonn.; Aeschynomene quadrata Schumach. & Thonn.; Aeschynomene richardiana Baill. (misapplied); Aeschynomene roxburghii Spreng.; Aeschynomene subviscosa DC.; Aeschynomene virginica "sensu auct., p.p."; Aeschynomene viscidula Willd.; Hedysarum neli-tali Roxb.; Smithia aspera Roxb.;(=)Aeschynomene hispida auct.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Indian Joint Vetch, budda pea, curly-indigo, hard sola, kat sola, northern joint-vetch, sensitive jointed vetch, didhen, phulan, chhuimui, laugauni, nalabi |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae |
| Description | : | Erect, annual herbs upto 1 m tall; branchlets glabrous to hispid. Leaves 4-10 cm long; leaflets 15-30 pairs, subsessile, 2.5-7 x 1-2 mm, linear-oblong or elliptic-oblong, base oblique, apex obtuse, apiculate; stipules 5-10 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate, peltate. Flowers 7-10 mm long in 1-4-flowered axillary racemes; pedicel to 5 mm long; bracts c. 5 mm long, ovate, acuminate, bracteoles 2-3 mm long, c. 1 mm wide, ovate-lanceolate. Calyx 4-5 mm long, deeply 2-lipped, glabrous. Corolla exserted, pale yellow; standard orbicular, red-striped; wing obovate; keel to 7x3 mm, oblong. Staminal sheath to 4 mm long. Ovary to 6 mm long; ovules many; style c. 3 mm long. Pods 2.5-3.7 x 0.4-0.5 cm, linear, compressed, straight or curved with 4-8 joints, long stalked, sometimes muricate. Seeds 2.5-3.5 mm long, reniform, dark brown. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | In stream river beds |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | treat kidney stones and urinary disorders, Anti-cancer(Wozniak et al., 2015). The plant has many medicinal uses, including as a spermicide. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Stigmasterol: Tritriacontanate; Monotetracontane; Taraxerol; Stigmasterol; Stearic acid; Heptatriacontanoic acid; Arachidic acid; Ursolic acid acetate; Quercetin; Myricetin;
Myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside;
Myricetin-3-rutoside; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (4): Quercetin; Myricetin; Ursolic Acid; Stigmasterol; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Endemic, Least Concern |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve.
- Chen JY et al. Chinese Herbal Medicines, 2011, 3(4): 248 to 250
- https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/3451
- http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aeschynomene+indica
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/228668
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Joint%20Vetch.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Rosidae |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family |
| Genus | : Aeschynomene L. - jointvetch |
| Species | : Aeschynomene indica L. - Indian jointvetch |