{"id":1280614,"date":"2011-04-10T06:29:26","date_gmt":"2011-04-10T06:29:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:47:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:17:45","slug":"ophiorrhiza-mungos","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/ophiorrhiza-mungos\/","title":{"rendered":"Ophiorrhiza mungos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ophiorrhiza mungos<\/i> L., Sp. Pl. 150 1753<\/i>. (syn: Ophiorrhiza<\/i> ostindica<\/i> Christm.<\/span><\/a> [Invalid]);<\/div>\n
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India to W. Malesia<\/span> as per WCSP<\/span><\/a>;<\/div>\n
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Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; East Himalaya; India; Jawa; Malaya; Myanmar; Nicobar Is.; Sri Lanka; Sumatera; Thailand; Vietnam<\/span> as per Catalogue of Life<\/a>;\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Common name:<\/b> Indian Snake Root, Mongoose plant \u2022 Hindi<\/b>: \u0938\u0930\u0939\u091f\u0940 Sarhati \u2022 Kannada<\/b>: Bili garuda paathaala, Garuda paathaala \u2022 Malayalam<\/b>: Avlipori \u2022 Marathi<\/b>: Mungusavela, \u0928\u093e\u0917\u0935\u0947\u0933\u0940 Nagvelli \u2022 Sanskrit<\/b>: \u0938\u0930\u094d\u092a\u093e\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0940 Sarpakshi, Sarpari \u2022 Tamil<\/b>: Kirippuntu, kirippurantan \u2022 Telugu<\/b>: Sarpaakshi chettu, Sarpaari chettu \u2022 Kuki<\/b>: Chak-lambi<\/div>\n
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Annual erect herbs, rooting at lower nodes. Leaves 7-15 x 3-6 cm, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, base attenuate, apex acuminate, chartaceous, hirsute on veins below; petiole to 1.5 cm; stipules subulate, 3-5 mm long, 2-fid at tip. Flowers in terminal branched, scorpioid cymes, dense. Peduncle to 2.5 cm long, rusty pubescent. Calyx tube c. 1 mm long; lobes obscure. Corolla 0.8-1 cm long, white with pink shades on lobes. Capsule 2.5-3 long, 4-6 mm wide, obcordate, laterally compressed, glabrous, dehiscence loculicidal. Seeds many, angular. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Flowering and fruiting: August-October<\/span><\/div>\n
Semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains<\/span><\/div>\n
(attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal<\/span><\/a>) <\/span><\/div>\n
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Herb ID from Bangladesh SM035<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).<\/div>\n
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Habit: Undergrowth Herb
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\n<\/span>Location : Kaptai NP,Chittagong Hill tracts<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ophiorrhiza<\/i> sp<\/p>\n

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It is is think Ophiorrhiza mungos<\/i> L.<\/p>\n

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Images of Ophiorrhiza fasciculata in FOI<\/a> : 2 posts by 1 author.<\/div>\n
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Images of Ophiorrhiza fasciculata<\/i> in FOI looks different from those at https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Fig-3<\/span><\/a>
\nI think these need s to be re-looked.<\/p>\n

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Images in FOI has been corrected to http:\/\/www.flowersofindia.IndianSnakeRoot<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Request for ID : 241210 : AK-1<\/a>:
\nTaken at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka<\/span> on the 17th of November, 2010. A small garden plant.<\/span><\/p>\n

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– This is Ophiorrhiza mungos<\/i> (Rubiaceae<\/i>). For further details: http:\/\/ayurvedicmedicinalplants.com\/plants\/387.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Appears more closer to images of Ophiorrhiza fasciculata<\/i> at https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/f<\/span>igure\/Fig-3<\/a><\/p>\n

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Not too sure.<\/div>\n
Ophiorrhiza mungos,<\/span>\u00a0t<\/span>he id suggested earlier also matches with images on searching.<\/div>\n
I found this link in Google images
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Thanks, … Pl. check the publication link I have sent you.<\/p>\n

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I find\u00a0this types of inflorescence in Ophiorrhiza <\/i>mungos<\/i> also as per <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
High resolution specimen<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><\/div>\n
High resolution specimen2<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><\/div>\n
High resolution specimen3<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Yes it is Ophiorhiza mungos<\/i><\/p>\n

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13062013 ASP 50<\/a> : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 3 authors.
\nPlease ID this <\/span>medicinal herb.<\/span> Photo was taken<\/span> in Haldumella in the upcountry area in Sri Lanka in March 2013<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It looks like an Ophiorrhiza <\/i>species, most probably O. mungos<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Ophiorrhiza mungos<\/i><\/p>\n

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Appears more closer to images of Ophiorrhiza fasciculata<\/i> at https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/<\/span>figure\/Fig-3<\/a><\/p>\n

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I find\u00a0this types of inflorescence in Ophiorrhiza <\/i>mungos<\/i> also as per <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
High resolution specimen<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><\/div>\n
High resolution specimen2<\/span><\/a>
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can any one see flowers and calyx here in this plant?<\/a>
\nflora of china<\/span><\/a>\u00a0starts its classification out with calyx:\u00a0 yes or no….
\nthis is a potted plant, so a captive subject, easy to follow up and study, and wait till the flowers open ..
\ncan that be done?<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nFlower for Id -ID05102019SH2<\/a> : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)- around 850 kb each.<\/span><\/div>\n
Flower for id pl.
\nLocation – Sirsi (North Karnataka)
\nDate – September 2019<\/span><\/div>\n
Sorry for bad picture quality<\/div>\n
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Ophiorrhiza<\/i> sp. Please check<\/p>\n

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Thanks … Can it be Ophiorrhiza tricocarpa<\/i> ?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I think looks different from Ophiorrhiza trichocarpa<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0as per A New Record of Ophiorrhiza trichocarpon Blume (Rubiaceae: Ophiorrhizeae) from Western Ghats, India<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Pl. check Ophiorrhiza mungos<\/i><\/span><\/a>
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MS March,2020\/06 Ophiorrizha sp. ? for ID<\/a> : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3<\/span>)
\n<\/span>Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram<\/span><\/div>\n
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Date : 15-04-2019<\/span><\/div>\n
Habit : Undershrub ?<\/span><\/div>\n
habitat : Wild<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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What are the species reported from your area ?<\/div>\n
I feel it may be Ophiorrhiza mungos<\/em> L.<\/span><\/a> as per comparative images at Ophiorrhiza<\/em><\/span><\/a>\u200e<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ophiorrhiza fasciculata, O.mungos, O.ochroleuca\u00a0 O. oppositiflora\u00a0 O.pauciflora<\/em> & O.repens<\/em> are recoded in Mizoram.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Keys lead me to Ophiorrhiza mungos<\/em> L.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(leaves not whitish beneath)<\/span> & Ophiorrhiza rugosa<\/em> var. argentea<\/em> (leaves\u00a0whitish beneath- <\/span>GBIF<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/div>\n
Can you check underside of the leaves ?<\/div>\n
I think looks different from Ophiorrhiza rugosa<\/em> var. argentea<\/em>\u00a0as per\u00a0GBIF<\/span><\/a>More likely to be Ophiorrhiza mungos<\/em><\/span> L.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0as per images and details herein.<\/div>\n
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\nMS,Oct,2021\/52 Chassalia sp. for id.<\/a>: 2 images.
\nLocation : Sairep<\/span><\/p>\n
Date : 12-05-2016<\/span><\/div>\n
Habit : Undershrub
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Ophiorrhiza<\/em> ?<\/p>\n

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Any other images showing the lower side of the leaf as per keys.
\nMaybe\u00a0<\/span>Ophiorrhiza mungos<\/em>\u00a0L.<\/a>\u00a0(leaves not whitish beneath)\u00a0or<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>O. rugosa\u00a0<\/em>var.\u00a0argentea<\/em>\u00a0(leaves whitish beneath) as per keys.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nMS, May, 2023\/06 Herb for id<\/a>: 2 images.
\nLocation : Hmuifang tlang, Mizoram<\/span><\/p>\n
Altitude : ca.1,580 m.<\/span><\/div>\n
Date : 29-05-2023<\/span><\/div>\n
Habit : Herb or small subshrub<\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat : Wild<\/span><\/div>\n
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https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/2011\/04\/10\/ophiorrhiza\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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References:
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