Ranunculus sceleratus L.
| Synonym : | Batrachium sceleratum (L.) Th.Fr. ex A.Pihl Hecatonia scelerata Fourr. Ranunculus indicusRoxb. Ranunculus holophyllus Hance |
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| Bangla Name : | Palik,Padika,Kandir,potika |
| English Name : | Celerey-leaved crowfoot,Indian Buttercup |
| Family : | Ranunculaceae |
| Disease : | Poisonous, tonic, stomachic, kidney troubles, vesicant, blisters, sciatica, rheumatism, dysuria, asthma, pneumonia, stitch |
| Description : | Herbs annual. Roots fibrous, subequally thick. Stems glabrous or sparsely puberulent, branched above. Basal leaves; petiole subglabrous or sparsely pubescent, pentagonal, reniform, or broadly ovate, or broadly ovate, papery or herbaceous, glabrous or abaxially puberulent, base broadly cordate, central lobe cuneate or rhombic . Lower stem leaves similar to basal ones; upper stem leaves short petiolate, cuneate at base, segments oblanceolate. Compound monochasi um terminal, corymbose; bracts leaflike.. Pedicel, glabrous or sparsely puberulent. Reeptacle puberulent or glabrous. Sepals 5, ovate-elliptic, , abaxially appressed puberulent or glabrous. Petals 5, obovate, nectary pit without a scale, apex rounded. Stamens 10--19; anthers ellipsoid. Aggregate fruit cylindric; carpels numerous. Achene slightly bilaterally compressed, obliquely obovoid, glabrous; stigmas persistent, Fl. Jan--Jul. |
| Distribution : | - |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | Poisonous, tonic, stomachic, kidney troubles, vesicant, blisters, sciatica, rheumatism, dysuria, asthma, pneumonia, stitch |
| Habit : | Herb |