ಶ್ರೀಪಾದ್ ಗಣೇಶ್ ಹೆಗಡೆ ( ಕೃಷಿಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಸ್ಯತಜ್ಞ)
Volkameria inermis, the glory bower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Volkameria of the family Lamiaceae, found in mangrove shores and coastal ofrests of Australia, Asia, Malesia and the Pacific islands.[1][2] It is also naturalised in Tunisia, north of Africa.[3]
Botany
The tree is a shrub 1-4 metres, but it can grow into a tree with a height up to 10 m. It has woody, smooth stems. Its leaves are arranged alternately, each blade is elliptical with a length of 1.5-4 centimetres with a smooth surface and dark green on its underside.[2][3]
The flower is trumpet-shaped with white petals 1.5-4 cm long and long reddish or purple stamens. It grows in clusters each made of 3 to 7 of them joined at the base. Its fruit is round or egg-shaped with a length of 1 cm, it turns from green to black when ripe. When the fruit is dried up, it breaks into 4 lobes with thick corky walls. The tree flowers and bears fruit around the same time from July to December, the fruit ripen in March.[2][3]
Uses
Its parts has many medical properties. The seeds and roots are used to treat venom from bitten by some fish and other marine animals.[2]
Common name: Glory Bower, Indian privet, Seaside clerodendrum, Wild Jasmine, Sorcerers Bush • Hindi: chhoti-ari, संकुप्पी sankuppi, sangan-kuppi, vilayati mehendi, batraj • Marathi: sangam, वनजाई vanajai, sirit-mari • Tamil: சங்கம் Sangam, Peechangu, அந்ஜலீ Anjali • Malayalam: nirnochi, shangam-kuppi • Telugu: erup-pichha, pisangi, pishinika, takkolapu-chettu • Kannada: ನಾಯಿತೆಕ್ಕಿಲೆ Naitekkile, ಇಟ್ಟೇವು Ittevu, ಕುಂಡಲಿ ಗಿಡ Kundali gida, Naayi tekkake, ತಕ್ಕೋಲಿಕ Thakkolika, ವಿಷಮಧಾರಿ • Bengali: বনজাঈ Banajai • Oriya: vଅନଜାଈ Vanajai • Urdu: گل دمدم Guldamdam • Sanskrit: कुंडली Kundali
Botanical name: Volkameria inermis Family: Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
Synonyms: Clerodendrum inerme, Clerodendrum ovalifolium
Glory bower is a much branched, straggling shrub, 1-2 m tall. Terminal branches very often twining slender, twigy, dark green and form dense bush on the river banks and river slopes. Leaves ovate to elliptical, 5-10 cm long, acute to acuminate tip, green, smooth, slightly shiny upper surface, margins entire, leaves opposite, simple. Cymes or umbels usually comprised of 3 flowers joined at a common base point. White flowers with a 3.5-5.5 cm long narrow tube ending in 5 petals. Four purple stamens, 1.5-3 cm long, protrude out of the flower. The plant is tough - akes trimming well, and hence, is commonly used as a hedge plant in India. It also grows well on the beach, tolerating all the salty water sprays. Within India, it is found throughout particularly near coastal regions. Flowering: November-January.
Herbal & The plant
ಈ ಸಸ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಇರುವವರು ಕಾಮೆಂಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿಕೊಡಬೇಕಾಗಿ ವಿನಂತಿ.
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18 сен 2024
