MH056 : Indigofera cordifolia B. Heyne ex Roth |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
136 |
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| Class |
: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order |
: Fabales |
| Family |
: Fabaceae / Leguminosae - Pea family |
| Genus |
: Indigofera L. - indigo |
| Species |
: Indigofera cordifolia B. Heyne ex Roth |
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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 : |
Leguminosae |
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| Plant Common Name : |
heart-leaf indigo, bekara, goddi, bechka, godhadi |
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| Synonym : |
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| Description : |
Prostrate annual, branched, stem pubescent. Leaf simple, c. 6-16 mm long, c. 4-13 mm broad, subsessile, broadly ovate, cordate, obtuse, mucronate, pubescent on both sides; stipules minute, setaceous. Inflorescence a subsessile, 4-8-flowered head. Calyx c. 3-3.5 mm long, pubescent externally, tube very short, teeth linear, densely pubescent. Corolla bright red, shorter than calyx. Fruit c. 4-5 mm long, oblong, densely pubescent, 2-seeded, rarely 1-seeded; seeds pitted, inner side of the pericarp dotted. Fl.Per.: August-October. |
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| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : |
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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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