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Desmodium gangeticum (L.)DC.

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Desmodium gangeticum (L.)DC.
Desmodium gangeticum (L.)DC.
Desmodium gangeticum (L.)DC.
Desmodium gangeticum (L.)DC.
Desmodium gangeticum (L.)DC.
Desmodium gangeticum (L.)DC.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAeschynomene gangetica (L.)Poir.
synonymAeschynomene maculata (L.)Poir.
synonymDesmodium cavaleriei H.Lév.
synonymDesmodium gangeticum var. maculatum (L.)Baker
synonymDesmodium gangeticum var. ramnagari Haines
synonymDesmodium lanceolatum Walp.
synonymDesmodium latifolium Sensu Wight
synonymDesmodium maculatum (L.)DC.
synonymDesmodium natalitium Sond.
synonymDesmodium polygonoides Baker
synonymHedysarum collinum Roxb.
synonymHedysarum gangeticum L.
synonymHedysarum lanceolatum Schum. & Thonn.
synonymHedysarum maculatum L.
synonymHedysarum ochroleucum Moench
synonymHedysarum pseudogangeticum Miq.
synonymMeibomia gangetica (L.)Kuntze
synonymMeibomia polygonodes (Baker)Kuntze
synonymPleurolobus gangeticus J.St.-Hil.
synonymPleurolobus maculatus J.St.-Hil.
🗒 Common Names
Bengali
  • Chalani
  • Salpani
Gujarati
  • સલવાન Salwan
Hindi
  • दीर्घमूली Dirghamuli
  • ध्रुवा Dhruva
  • पीवरी Pivari
  • शालपर्णी Shalparni
  • सालपानी Salpani
Kannada
  • ಮೂರೆಲೆಹೊನ್ನೆ Murelehonne
Konkani
  • सालपर्णी Salparni
Malayalam
  • Orila
  • Pulladi
  • ഓരില Orila
Manipuri
  • পোৰোঙখোক Porongkhok
Marathi
  • डाय Dai
  • रानगांज्या Ranganjya
  • साळवण Salvan
Nepali
  • बन गहत Ban Gahat
  • सालीपरनी Saliparni
Oriya
  • Salaparni
Other
  • Orila
  • Sal Leaved Desmodium
Sanskrit
  • अंशुमती Anshumati
  • दीर्घमूला Dirghamoola
  • ध्रुवा Dhruva
  • पीवरी Pivari
  • शालपर्णी Shalaparni
Tamil
  • புள்ளடி Pullati
Telugu
  • గీతనారము Gitanaramu
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Shrub
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Contributors 
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Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
    Brief
    Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
    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 
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      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Erect undershrubs, up to 1.2 m tall; stem angled, hairy when young, glabrescent on ageing. Leaves 1-foliolate, 5-10 x 1-5 cm, ovate to elliptic, base rounded, apex acute, glabrescent above, densely appressed hairy below, often blotched with grey; petiole to 2.5 cm long; stipules to 8 mm long; linear-lanceolate. Flowers white, fascicled in terminal and axillary, 15-25 cm long racemes; pedicels 3-4 mm long; bracts subulate. Calyx campanulate; lobes 1.5-2 mm long, triangular, tomentose without. Corolla c. 4 mm across. Stamens diadelphous. Ovary 3-4 mm long, compressed, hairy without; stigma capitate. Pods 1.2-2.3 x 0.1-0.15 cm, moniliform, 4-7-jointed, reticulate, slightly pubescent with hooked hairs, constricted in ventral suture.
      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
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        Habit: Shrub
        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
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          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: October-December
          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
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            Miscellaneous Details
            Notes: Moist deciduous forest and forest plantations. 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 
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              📚 Habitat and Distribution
              General Habitat
              Moist places
              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
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                Moist deciduous forests and forest plantations, 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
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                References 
                  Description
                  Global Distribution

                  India: Throughout

                  Indian Distribution

                  Bongaigaon

                  Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                  References 
                    Global Distribution

                    Paleotropics

                    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
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                    References 
                      Maharashtra: Common throughout Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg 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
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                        No Data
                        📚 Occurrence
                        No Data
                        📚 Uses and Management
                        Uses

                        System of Medicines Used In

                        Homoeopathy
                        Homoeopathy
                        Ayurveda
                        Ayurveda
                        Folk medicine
                        Folk medicine
                        Siddha
                        Siddha
                        Unani
                        Unani
                        Sowa-Rigpa
                        Sowa-Rigpa
                        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, Folk medicine, Homoeopathy, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani, Siddha

                          FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=789
                          Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=789
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                            📚 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. Hedysarum gangeticum L., Sp. Pl. 746. 1753.
                            2. Hedysarum collinum Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 439. 1832.
                            3. Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC., Prodr. 2: 327.1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2:168.1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 345(244). 1918; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 147. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 137. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 128. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 157. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 153. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 146. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 100. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 139. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 92. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 193. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 99. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 91. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 205. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 174. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 218. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 284. 2009.
                            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=789
                            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. Hedysarum gangeticum L., Sp. Pl. 746. 1753.
                            3. Hedysarum collinum Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 439. 1832.
                            4. Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC., Prodr. 2: 327.1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2:168.1876; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 345(244). 1918; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 147. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 137. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 128. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 157. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 153. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 146. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 100. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 139. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 92. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 193. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 99. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 91. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 205. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 174. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 218. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 284. 2009.
                            5. 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=789

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                            📚 Meta data
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                            🐾 Taxonomy
                            RootRoot
                            KingdomPlantae
                            PhylumTracheophyta
                            ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                            OrderFabales
                            FamilyFabaceae
                            GenusDesmodium
                            SpeciesDesmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.
                            📊 Temporal Distribution
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