MH306 : Eriocaulon quinquangulare L. |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
528 |
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| Class |
: Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Order |
: Eriocaules |
| Family |
: Eriocaulaceae - Pipewort family |
| Genus |
: Eriocaulon L. - pipewort |
| Species |
: Eriocaulon quinquangulare |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
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| Plant Category : |
Herbs |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
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| Plant Family : |
Eriocaulaceae |
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| Plant Common Name : |
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| Synonym : |
Sphaerochloa quinquangularis (L.) P.Beauv. ex Desv.
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| Description : |
Leaves to 6 x 0.6 cm, falcate, acuminate, glabrous. Peduncles numerous, 10-30 cm high; sheath to 5 cm long, limb small. Head 6 x 5 mm, ovoid; involucral bracts 2 x 2 mm, obovate, toothed at apex, straw-coloured; floral bracts 2.5 x 1.2 mm, cuneate, abruptly acuminate, black, glabrous. Female sepals 3, equal, linear, sparsely hairy, black; petals linear-oblong, hairy, hyaline, glandulose; seeds oblong, appendages entire or cut up into rectangular strips on transverse walls. Male sepals black, united into a split sheath, minutely hairy, lobes truncate; petal equal, hairy; anthers black. |
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| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : |
Hepatoprotective activity |
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| Plant's Phytochemicals : |
- |
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| Reference : |
~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :
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