Mussaenda frondosa sensu G. Forst., non L.
Mussaenda frondosa sensu G. Forst., non L.
Mussaenda frondosa sensu G. Forst., non L.
Mussaenda frondosa sensu G. Forst., non L.
Plant Category | : | Tree |
Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
Synonym | : | Gardenia frondosa (L.) Lam.; Mussaenda belilla Buch.-Ham.; Mussaenda dovinia Buch.-Ham.; Mussaenda flavescens Buch.-Ham.; Mussaenda formosa L., nom. illeg.; Mussaenda fruticosa L.; Mussaenda ingrata Wall. ex Hook.f.; Mussaenda macrophylla Kurz, nom. illeg.; Mussaenda sumatrensis B.Heyne ex Roth; Mussaenda tomentosa Wight ex Hook.f., pro syn.; Mussaenda villosa Schltdl. ex Hook.f., nom. illeg.; |
Plant Common Name | : | Dhobi Tree, flag bush, white flag, white lady, white rag plant, wild mussaenda • Bengali: nagaballi • Hindi: bedina • Kannada: bellotti • Konkani: sarvadi • Malayalam: vellila • Marathi: bhutakesha, sarvad • Sanskrit: shrivati • Tamil: velli-matantai |
Plant Family | : | RUBIACEAE |
Description | : | Straggling shrubs; branchlets pubescent. Leaves 6-10 x 4-6 cm, broadly ovate, base rounded, caudate acuminate at apex, sparsely hairy on both surfaces; petiole to 1.5 cm long; stipules 3-4 mm long, ovate, bifid at apex. Cymes terminal, lax, tomentose. Flowers 5-merous. Bracts and bracteoles linear, 1-1.5 cm, hairy. Calyx-lobes 5, 0.8-1 cm long, lanceolate, hairy, one of the calyx lobes transformed into a showy, white, pubescent, leaf-like structure, 8-12 x c. 4.5 cm. Corolla 2.5-3 cm long, funnel-shaped dialated above middle, orange-red or yellow, tomentose outside, villous at mouth; lobes 6-7 mm long, ovate-lanceolate. Stamens 5, included or exserted. Berry c. 1 cm across, globose. |
Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The juice of the plant is used to treat eye infections. A decoction of the leaves is used to rid the body of intestinal worms. The root is used as a treatment for leprosy. The juice of the roots, combined with about 10% by volume of cow's urine, is used in the treatment of jaundice. The juice is also used to treat blemishes on the tongue; The juice of the bark is used in the treatment of body ache, Diarrhea and dysentery. The flowers are diuretic. They are used in the treatment of cough. |
Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Daucosterol; ferulic acid; isoquercitin; quercetin; SINAPIC ACID; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Quercetin; Ferulic acid; |
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 |
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Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
Subclass | : Asteridae |
Order | : Rubiales |
Family | : Rubiaceae - Madder family |
Genus | : Mussaenda L. |
Species | : Mussaenda frondosa sensu G. Forst., non L. |