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DOI	10.21786/bbrc/9.3/10
	Morphological screening of endangered medicinal plants of milkweed family from Thar desert, Rajasthan, India
	Arora, Sunita; Meena, Sonam
通讯作者	Arora, S
来源期刊	BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN	0974-6455
出版年	2016
卷号	9 期号:3 页码:406-414
英文摘要	The indigenous systems of medicine in India are Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani. These traditional systems of medicine together with homeopathy and folkcare medicine play an important role in the health care system of the population. Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R.Br. and Ceropegia bulbosa Roxb. belongs to the milkweed family i.e. Asclepiadace, distributed in various habitats in semi-arid region of Thar desert of Rajasthan. This work was carried out to explore morphological pecularities of whole plant of both the representatives of the family. Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R.Br. is used to cure diarrhoea, oedema, stomach problems and tuberculosis. Ceropegia bulbosa is used to cure deafness, tubers are used in the treatment of kidney stone, urinary tracts diseases and they are eaten by ladies to enhance fertility and viability. Pollinial apparatus is a significant feature of Asclepiadaceae to characterize species and genera. Morphological study revelaed principle characteristic differences and similarities in both the representatives plants. True xerophytic features of Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R.Br. are, presence of milky latex, highly reduced leaves, green globarous stem, and strong tap root affixed firmly in stony and rocky substratum in association with other xerophytic plants of stressed conditions. Ceropegia bulbosa Roxb. var. bulbosa and var. lushii (Grah.) Hook.f. is perennial, twining, herb of sandy substratum, bearing tubers, needs support of other xerophytic bushes/shrubs. Both the representative genera under study are almost endangered. Since no report on systematic and comparative morphological analysis of whole plant of both the representatives is available, an effort has been made to prepare a protocol to provide the keys for taxonomy and better understanding of flora.
英文关键词	ASCLEPIADACEAE CEROPEGIA BULBOSA ROXB. ENDANGERED LATEX MORPHOLOGY POLLINIA SARCOSTEMMA VIMINALE (L.) R.BR. TUBER
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Bronze
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000386870600009
WOS类目	Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
WOS研究方向	Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/331653
作者单位	[Arora, Sunita; Meena, Sonam] Jai Narain Vyas Univ, Dept Bot, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Arora, Sunita,Meena, Sonam. Morphological screening of endangered medicinal plants of milkweed family from Thar desert, Rajasthan, India[J],2016,9(3):406-414.
APA	Arora, Sunita,&Meena, Sonam.(2016).Morphological screening of endangered medicinal plants of milkweed family from Thar desert, Rajasthan, India.BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS,9(3),406-414.
MLA	Arora, Sunita,et al."Morphological screening of endangered medicinal plants of milkweed family from Thar desert, Rajasthan, India".BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 9.3(2016):406-414.