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Pseudarthria viscida (L.)Wight & Arn.

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Pseudarthria viscida (L.)Wight & Arn.
Pseudarthria viscida (L.)Wight & Arn.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymDesmodium leschenaultii DC.
synonymDesmodium timoriense DC.
synonymDesmodium viscidum Auct. non DC.
synonymHedysarum viscidum L.
synonymPseudarthria gyroides Z. & M.
synonymPseudarthria timoriensis (DC.)Z. & M.
🗒 Common Names
Kannada
  • ಅಮ್ಟುಬೇಳೆ ಗಿಡ Amtubele Gida
Malayalam
  • Moovila
  • മൂവ്വില Muvvila
Marathi
  • चिकटा Chikta
Other
  • Gas-gonika
  • Moovila
  • Salaparni
  • Viscid Pseudarthria
Sanskrit
  • पृष्णिपर्णी Prsniparni
  • शालपर्णी Salaparni
Tamil
  • நீர்மல்லி Nirmalli
  • மூவிலைப்புன்னை Muvilai-p-punnai
Telugu
  • ముయ్యాకుపొన్న Muyyakuponna
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Viscid pubescent subshrubs up to 75 cm tall. Leaves 3-foliolate; terminal leaflet 5-8 x 4-6 cm, ovate-rhomboid; laterals 3-4 x 2-3.5 cm, obliquely ovate, base cuneate or obtuse, apex acute, glabrescent above and densely woolly below; petioles 4-6 cm long; stipules 5-6 mm long, subulate. Flowers in axillary or terminal, often branched racemes; bracts and bracteoles 4-5 mm long, subulate, hairy. Calyx-tube 1-1.5 mm long; lobes 2-3 mm long, subulate, hairy. Corolla purplish; standard 4-5 mm long, ovate-obtuse. Stamens 9+1; staminal sheath c. 4 mm long. Ovary 3.5-4 mm long, terete, densely pubescent without; style subulate, incurved; stigma capitate. Pods 1-2 x 0.4-0.5 cm, linear-oblong, compressed, pubescent with hooked hairs. Seeds 4-6, reniform.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Habit: Erect subshrub
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: November-March
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Moist deciduous forests also in the plains
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
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            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Description
              Global Distribution

              Peninsular India and Sri Lanka

              Indian distribution

              State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, S. Kanara Kerala: All districts
                G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
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                  📚 Occurrence
                  No Data
                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses

                  System of Medicines Used In

                  Ayurveda
                  Ayurveda
                  Folk medicine
                  Folk medicine
                  Siddha
                  Siddha
                  Medicinal
                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    System Of Medicines Used In

                    Ayurveda, Siddha, Folk medicine

                    FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1755
                    Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1755
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Information Listing
                      References
                      1. Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984,Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P.& Prasanna P. V, 2000
                      1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1755
                      1. Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn., Prodr. 209. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 154. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 334(236). 1918; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 154. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 131. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 151. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 135. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 198. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 168. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 230. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 156. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 109. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 149. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 99. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 199. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 112. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 102. 1999; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 305. 2000 Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 98. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 216. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 187. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 235. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 301. 2009.
                      2. Hedysarum viscidum L., Sp. Pl. 747. 1753.
                      Information Listing > References
                      1. Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984,Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P.& Prasanna P. V, 2000
                      2. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1755
                      3. Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn., Prodr. 209. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 154. 1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 334(236). 1918; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 154. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 131. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 151. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 135. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 198. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 168. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 230. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 156. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 109. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 149. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 99. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 199. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 112. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 102. 1999; Ravikumar & Ved, Illustr. Field Guide 100 Red Listed Med. Pl. 305. 2000 Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 98. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 216. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 187. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 235. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 301. 2009.
                      4. Hedysarum viscidum L., Sp. Pl. 747. 1753.

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                      📚 Meta data
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                      🐾 Taxonomy
                      RootRoot
                      KingdomPlantae
                      PhylumTracheophyta
                      ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                      OrderFabales
                      FamilyFabaceae
                      GenusPseudarthria
                      SpeciesPseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn.
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