Carvia callosa (Wall. ex Nees) Bremek.
Carvia callosa (Wall. ex Nees) Bremek.
Carvia callosa (Wall. ex Nees) Bremek.
MS079 : Carvia callosa (Wall. ex Nees) Bremek.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 380 |
| Synonym | : | Strobilanthes callosus Wall. ex Nees.;
Carvia callosa (Wall. ex Nees) Bremek.;
Ruellia callosa Wall.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Bhandar, Karvy • Hindi: Maruadana • Manipuri: Khum • Marathi: Karvy |
| Plant Family | : | Acanthaceae |
| Description | : | It is a large shrub, sometimes attaining 6–20 ft in height and 2?1?2 inches in diameter and flowers between July and September but what makes it most famous is that it takes nearly a decade for the bloom cycle to happen. Its leaves are home to several insects including caterpillars and snails which feed on it. The shrub has an interesting life cycle, it comes alive green every year with the coming of Monsoon, but once the rainy season is over, all that is left is dry and dead-looking stems. This pattern repeats itself for seven years, but in the eighth year the plant bursts into mass flowering. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Chikhaldara, Dhakna, Tarubandha, Semadoh |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Leaves are crushed and the juice is believed to be a sure cure for stomach ailments. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Lupeol; Dotriacontane; taraxerol; alpha-terpineol; methylchavicol; cis-sabinenehydrate; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Lupeol; Alpha-terpineol; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Endemic |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231248
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Karvy.html
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241714061 |
| 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 | : |
| Order | : Lamiales |
| Family | : Acanthaceae - Acanthus family |
| Genus | : Carvia |
| Species | : Carvia callosa (Wall. ex Nees) Bremek. |