Thank you, sir, for the update. Best wishes, Viplav
2012/7/7 jmgarg1 <[email protected]> > A reply: > "The genus is Enicostema. There is no such genus as Enicostemma with a > double "m" although this erroneous spelling is repeatedly used and leads to > unnecessary discrepanices. > Rgds, Donald" > > On 6 July 2012 10:35, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice pictures! In Gujarati, it is known as મામેજવો [Mameyjavo]. In Kachchh, >> where it thrives willingly at this time of the year, I have seen tribal >> folk using the leaves in a steam inhalation for cough and congestion, and >> the leaf juice mixed with ginger for alleviation of fever. A decoction of >> the bitter leaves and black pepper is useful in common cold; have tried >> this myself with good effect. Since it is a monsoon herb, the leaves are >> dried and preserved. Was told by a senior Ayurvedic physician from >> Bhavnagar that Mameyjavo is comparable to Kariyatu [*Andrographis >> paniculata*] as a bitter tonic. >> >> I've known this herb as *Enicostema littorale*, the genus spelt with a >> single 'm'. I would like to know the correct spelling of the genus since >> several sources are at a variance. >> >> Best wishes, Viplav >> >> >> >> >> >> 2012/7/3 Prashant Awale <[email protected]> >> >>> >>> Dear Friends, >>> This small herb was seen by me at the out skirts of Mumbai. >>> Bot. name: * Enicostemma axillare* >>> Family: Gentianaceae. >>> >>> Thanks to Shrikant ji and Satish Pardeshi ji for validating the ID. >>> >>> (Response from Satish Pardeshi ji: yes Prashant ji >>> it is *Enicostemma verticillare* (Retz.) Baill., Hist. Pl. *10:* 131, >>> 1891; Almeida, Fl. Mah. *3:* 275, 2001. >>> *Synonyms:* *E. axillare* (Lamk.) A. Raynal, Adansonia *9:* 75, 1969; >>> Singh *et al,* Fl. Mah. St. *2:* 405, 2001. >>> >>> Regards >>> Prashant >>> >>> >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1900 members & > 1,20,700 messages on 30/6/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
