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| + | '''Pentapetes phoenicea''' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It contains a single species, Pentapetes phoenicea, called the noon flower and occasionally cultivated. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
| − | {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses| | + | {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Astringent}}, {{Uses|Antibilious}}, {{Uses|Antiphlegmonous}}, {{Uses|Snake bites}}. |
==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
| − | {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used| | + | {{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}. |
==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
| − | <ref name="chemical composition"/> | + | It contains alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, phenolics, coumarins and triterpenoids in leaf, stem and root extracts.<ref name="chemical composition"/> |
==Common names== | ==Common names== | ||
| − | {{Common names | + | {{Common names|kn=|ml=Uchchamalari|sa=Madhyadina, Bandhuka|ta=Nagappu|te=Makinaccettu|hi=Dupahariya|en=Scarlet Mallow, Copper Cups}}.<ref name="Common names"/> |
==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics. | Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics. | ||
===Dravya=== | ===Dravya=== | ||
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===Rasa=== | ===Rasa=== | ||
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===Guna=== | ===Guna=== | ||
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==Habit== | ==Habit== | ||
| − | {{Habit|}} | + | {{Habit|Herbs}} |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
===Leaf=== | ===Leaf=== | ||
| − | {{Leaf|||}}<ref name="Leaf"/> | + | {{Leaf|Simple|Linear|The leaves are alternate, 6-10 cm in length, toothed at the margins, usually having the broad, pointed base, and tapering to a pointed tip.}}<ref name="Leaf"/> |
===Flower=== | ===Flower=== | ||
| − | {{Flower||||}} | + | {{Flower|Bisexual|Open around noon|Light red||Scarlet flowers are borne in the axils of the leaves with 5 large, deep rose, and show petals. 2.5-3.5 cm across, and close the following dawn}} |
===Fruit=== | ===Fruit=== | ||
| − | {{Fruit||||| | + | {{Fruit|Simple Fruit|Rounded|The fruit is a 5-valved, hairy capsule, about 1 centimeter in diameter. The seeds, which are not winged||8-12 in two series in each cell.}} |
===Other features=== | ===Other features=== | ||
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==Where to get the saplings== | ==Where to get the saplings== | ||
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==Mode of Propagation== | ==Mode of Propagation== | ||
| − | {{Propagation|}} | + | {{Propagation|Seeds}}. |
==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
| + | Needs specific temperature: 70ºF - 75ºF | ||
| + | Days to germinate: 2 to 4 weeks | ||
| + | Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, lightly covering with soil | ||
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | ||
==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
| − | {{Commonly seen| | + | {{Commonly seen|Lowland forest}}. |
==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | <gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | ||
| − | + | File:Pentapetes phoenicea MHNT.BOT.2018.28.26.jpg | |
| + | File:Pentapetes phoenicea.jpg | ||
| + | File:Mamkena Flower.jpg | ||
| + | File:Pentapetes phoenicia 1.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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<references> | <references> | ||
| + | <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279032683_Preliminary_Phytochemical_Analysis_of_Pentapetes_phoenicea_L Chemical composition]</ref> | ||
| − | <ref name=" | + | <ref name="Leaf">[https://ayushvedah.com/druginfo.php?drugid=85 Morphology]</ref> |
| − | + | <ref name="Common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Midday%20Flower.html Common names]</ref> | |
| − | <ref name=" | ||
| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ | + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://garden.org/plants/view/154397/Noon-Flower-Pentapetes-phoenicea/ Cultivation Details]</ref> |
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</references> | </references> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | * [ ] | + | * [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Pentapetes Pentapetes phoenicea the plantlist.org] |
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[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Malvaceae]] |
Latest revision as of 17:11, 29 June 2020
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Pentapetes phoenicea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It contains a single species, Pentapetes phoenicea, called the noon flower and occasionally cultivated.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Fever, Astringent, Antibilious, Antiphlegmonous, Snake bites.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, phenolics, coumarins and triterpenoids in leaf, stem and root extracts.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | Dupahariya |
| Malayalam | Uchchamalari |
| Tamil | Nagappu |
| Telugu | Makinaccettu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Madhyadina, Bandhuka |
| English | Scarlet Mallow, Copper Cups |
.[2]
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Linear | The leaves are alternate, 6-10 cm in length, toothed at the margins, usually having the broad, pointed base, and tapering to a pointed tip. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Open around noon | Light red | Scarlet flowers are borne in the axils of the leaves with 5 large, deep rose, and show petals. 2.5-3.5 cm across, and close the following dawn |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Fruit | Rounded | The fruit is a 5-valved, hairy capsule, about 1 centimeter in diameter. The seeds, which are not winged | 8-12 in two series in each cell. | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Needs specific temperature: 70ºF - 75ºF Days to germinate: 2 to 4 weeks Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, lightly covering with soil [4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Astringent
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Antibilious
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Antiphlegmonous
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snake bites
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herbs
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Lowland forest
- Herbs
- Malvaceae
