Barleria cristata L. - crested Philippine violet
Barleria cristata L. - crested Philippine violet
Barleria cristata L. - crested Philippine violet
MS076 : Barleria cristata L.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 376 |
| Synonym | : | Barleria alba Lodd.;
Barleria caerulea Herb. Lamb. ex Nees.;
Barleria cavaleriei H. Lév.;
Barleria chegosa Herb. Madr. ex Wall.;
Barleria ciliata Roxb.;
Barleria cristata dichotoma (Roxb.) Prain.;
Barleria dichotoma Roxb.;
Barleria indica L. ex T. Anders.;
Barleria laciniata Wall.;
Barleria lactea Desf. ex Steud.;
Barleria napalensis Nees.;
Barleria nuda Nees.;
Barleria prinoides Hort. Monsp. ex Nees.;
Barleria venulosa Nees.;
Lepidagathis laciniata Wall. ex Nees.;
Ruellia ciliata Wall. ex Nees.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Koranti, Katakolsa, Philippine Violet, bluebell barleria, crested Philippine violet, crested purple nail dye • Bengali: jhinti • Gujarati: jhinti • Hindi: jhinti, nil jhinti, tadrelu • Kannada: jhinte, kuruvaka, mullugoranta, sairiyaka • Malayalam: karimkurunni • Marathi: gokarna, koranti • Nepali: bhende kurro, katsaraiya • Oriya: saireyaka • Sanskrit: artagalah, bana, dasi kurantakah, jhinti, kakubha, kurantakah, kuravakah, mahasaha, nilamlaainduka, sairiyakah, sahacharah, subhaga • Tamil: cem-mulli, mituri, nila-c-cemmulli, uta mulli, vellai-nilamparam • Telugu: gobbi, kodi kannu, mulu goranta, niru goranta, pedda gorinta • Nepali: Bhede Kurro, Katasaraiyaa, Laaree Phool, Nilamani |
| Plant Family | : | Acanthaceae |
| Description | : | Subshrubs to 2 m tall. Stems terete, branched, covered with soft trichomes. Petiole (0-)0.3-1 cm; leaf blade elliptic to oblong to ovate, 2-10 × 1-4 cm, both surfaces villous especially along veins, secondary veins 4-7 on each side of midvein, base cuneate and decurrent onto petiole, apex acute to sometimes acuminate. Inflorescences axillary short and dense cymes, shortly pedunculate; bracts absent; bracteoles variable, linear to linear-lanceolate, 2.4-6.5 × 0.5-1.5 cm, 3-7-veined, base cuneate, margin usually spiny but sometimes bristly pilose and becoming spinescent with age, apex acuminate. Outer calyx lobes ovate to narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, 1.2-2.5 × 0.5-1.3 cm, pilose, reticulately veined, margin spiny, apex mucronate; inner calyx lobes linear to lanceolate, 6-12 mm, 1-veined, margin scarious. Corolla purplish blue, 4.5-6.5 cm, outside pilose; tube basally narrowly cylindric then gradually widened; lobes oblong-elliptic, ca. 1.5 cm, equal. Stamens 4, didynamous; filaments pilose especially toward base; staminode 1, filament sparsely pilose. Ovary oblong-ellipsoid, glabrous; style linear, ca. 2.5 cm, glabrous; stigma slightly inflated. Capsule 1.2-1.8 cm, glabrous, 4-seeded. Seeds subglobose to ovoid, 4-5 × ca. 4 mm. Fl. May, Aug-Dec, fr. May, Oct. 2n = 40. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The bitter juice of the leaves or roots is anti-bacterial, diaphoretic and expectorant. It is used in the treatment of serious catarrhal infections. An infusion of the roots and leaves is applied to boils and sores to reduce swellings. The seeds are used as an anti-dote for snake bites. Tests have shown that a methanol extract of the leaves possesses significant anti-inflammatory activity. It allegedly acts as a tonic, diuretic and blood purifier. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: P-coumaric acid; alpha–tocopherol; luetoline; 7-methoxy luetoline; barlerin;
schanshiside methyl ester; apigenin; quercetin; naringenin; apigenin glucuronide; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (3): Quercetin; Apigenin; Naringenin; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200021992
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266003
- http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Barleria+cristata
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Philippine%20Violet.html
- https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/fe9d/d628702f533ada79c137e8181637156ff46c.pdf
- http://www.irjponline.com/admin/php/uploads/1265_pdf.pdf |
| Reference | : | ~ Afzal K, Uzair M, Chaudhary BA, Ahmad A, Afzal S and Saadullah M; "Genus Ruellia: Pharmacological and Phytochemical importance in Ethnopharmacology"; Acta Pol Pharm (2015); 72(5): 821-27 PMID : 26665388 ~ 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 | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Scrophulariales |
| Family | : Acanthaceae - Acanthus family |
| Genus | : Barleria L. - Philippine violet |
| Species | : Barleria cristata L. - crested Philippine violet |