MH373 : Exacum pumilum Griseb. |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
38 |
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| Class |
: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
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: Gentianales |
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: Gentianaceae - Gentian family |
| Genus |
: Exacum |
| Species |
: Exacum pumilum |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
Ghatang Semadoh road on moist shady slopes |
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| Plant Category : |
Herbs |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
- |
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| Plant Family : |
Gentianaceae |
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| Plant Common Name : |
Little Persian Violet, jambhli chirayat |
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| Synonym : |
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| Description : |
Stem 4-angled. Leaves to 12 x 6 mm, ovate lanceolate, lower much smaller, 1-nerved; upper 3-nerved from base, sessile. Flowers mostly solitary or in few flowered lax cymes; pedicel to 1.5 cm, enlarges in fruits; calyx lobes 1 mm long, wings narrow; corolla bluish-white, lobes oblong-obovate, 5 x 3.5 mm. Capsule 4 x 3 mm. |
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| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : |
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| Reference : |
~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII PMID :
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