MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
MH416 : Rotala rotundifolia (Roxb.) Koehne |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : | - |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : | Chikhaldara | |||||||||||||
| Plant Category : | Herbs | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Current Status : | Red List Category - Least Concern | |||||||||||||
| Plant Family : | Lythraceae | |||||||||||||
| Plant Common Name : | Dwarf Rotala, Roundleaf Toothcup | |||||||||||||
| Synonym : | Ammania rotundifolia Hamilton. Ammania latifolia Wallich pro parte. Ammania subspicata Bentham. Ameletia rotundifolias Dalzell ex Gibson. Ameletias subspicata Bentham. |
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| Description : | 10-15 cm tall, Leaves opposite decussate. Flowers rose coloured in terminal spikes. Capsules globose opening by 4 valves. Erect herbs, to 15 cm high; stem reddish, 4-angled. Leaves to 8 x 6 mm, oblong-orbicular, sessile, glabrous, 5-nerved. Racemes 1-1.5 cm long, bracteoles 2 mm long, lanceolate; calyx tube 2.5 mm long, lobes triangular, acute; intersepalar appendages absent; petals 1.5 x 1 mm, obovate; filaments attached near the base of calyx tube; ovary 1 x 1 mm, obovoid, truncate, obtuse, 4-angled; style 1 mm long. | |||||||||||||
| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : | The plant is reputed of anti-pyretic, detoxication, antiswelling and diuresis properties and also useful in treatments of cirrhosis ascetic fluids, gonorrhea, menstrual cramps and piles in the south of China. | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Phytochemicals : | quercetin 3-O-beta-D-2alpha-acetylglucuronide quercetin 3-O-beta-D-2alpha-acetylglucuronide methyl ester kaempferol quercetin rotundifoline A |
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| Reference : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
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