Biology:Lindenbergia muraria

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Short description: Species of flowering plants in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae

Lindenbergia muraria
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Lindenbergia
Species:
L. muraria
Binomial name
Lindenbergia muraria
(Roxb. ex D.Don) Brühl[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Stemodia littoralis Brachycorys parviflora
  • Schrad. Hochst. ex Chiov.
  • Boiss. Stemodia muraria
  • Lindenbergia urticifolia Roxb. ex D.Don
  • Lindenbergia pusilla Lehm.

Lindenbergia muraria, synonym Lindenbergia urticifolia, is a flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae, native from Ethiopia to south China and Indo-China.[1] It is a common plant throughout India .[2]

It has a faint aromatic odour and a slightly bitter taste, and has been used to treat skin problems and bronchitis.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lindenbergia muraria (Roxb. ex D.Don) Brühl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:805062-1. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dymock, William; Hooper, David; Warden, C. J. H. (1893). Pharmacographia indica. 3. 

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