Hamiltonia suaveolens (Roxb.) Roxb.
MS055 : Hamiltonia suaveolens (Roxb.) Roxb.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 229 |
| Synonym | : | Spermadictyon suaveolens Roxb.;
Hamiltonia dulina Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don.;
Hamiltonia mysorensis Wight & Arn.;
Hamiltonia propinqua Decne.;
Hamiltonia scabra D.Don.;
Hamiltonia spectabilis Carrière.;
Lasianthus tubiflorus Blume.;
Mephitidia tubiflora DC.;
Nonatelia filamentosa Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don.;
Spermadictyon azureum Wall.;
Spermadictyon mysorense Steud.;
Spermadictyon scabrum Spreng.;
Spermadictyon suaveolens azureum (Wall.) Bennet & Raizada.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | K-Guwagad, Forest Champa • Hindi: Padera, Padwa, Mahabal, Barcha • Marathi: Gidesa • Nepali: Ben champa • Telugu: Erra Mogi, Konda muritidi • Urdu: Ban champa |
| Plant Family | : | Rubiaceae |
| Description | : | Erect shrub, 1-3 m tall. Stem much branched, opposite decussate, glabrous or slightly pubescent, more or less herbaceous, bark of woody portion ash-coloured and usually with purple streaks. Leaves opposite, 7-20 x 4-10 cm, elliptic, oblong or ovate, acute to acuminate, attenuate, glabrous or pubescent, specially on nerves beneath, lateral nerves 10-20 pairs, arcuate; petiole 1-2 cm long; stipules broad triangular, cuspidate, ensiform or abruptly acuminate. Inflorescence trichotomously branched with panicles of head-like clusters. Flowers bluish-purple or white, fragrant, c. 1.5 cm long; bracts c. 2 mm long, leafy; bracteoles many, surrounding each fascicle of flowers, subulate, vinous. Calyx teeth 5, linear-subulate, hispid, persistent; tube narrow. Corolla-tube slender, widened somewhat towards the mouth, pubescent; lobes 5, spreading, oblong or ovate, acute, valvate in bud, c. 2 mm long. stamens included, filaments very short, anthers erect. Style filiform, as long as corolla-tube; stigma 5-cleft. Capsule 2.5-4 mm long, ovoid, 5-valved at the top, pubescent, black, compressed. Seeds 5 or less by abortion, surrounded by loose reticulate aril. Fl. Per.: Sept: Dec. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | On open rocky areas, in forest undergrowth |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Roots and stem for curing the diseases related to bone, wound healing, diabetes, Herpes etc. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Azulene; Tetratetracontane; 9-Nonadecane; n-hexadecanoic acid; Beta-sitosterol; stigmasterol; Phytol; Phosphine; triphenyl ; Cyclotrisiloxane; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Beta-sitosterol; Stigmasterol; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew_96074
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/265299
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Forest%20Champa.html
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220012744
- DOI: 10.13040/IJPSR.0975_8232.IJP.3(5).234_239 |
| 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 | : |
| Order | : Gentianales |
| Family | : Rubiaceae - Madder family |
| Genus | : Hamiltonia |
| Species | : Hamiltonia suaveolens (Roxb.) Roxb. |