Baliospermum solanifolium | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Baliospermum |
Species: | B. solanifolium
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Binomial name | |
Baliospermum solanifolium (Burm.) Suresh
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Baliospermum solanifolium, synonym Baliospermum montanum, is a plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. [1] It is commonly known as red physic nut, wild castor, wild croton or wild sultan seed.[ citation needed] It is a stout undershrub with numerous flowers.
Baliospermum solanifolium is a stout under-shrub 0.9-1.8 m in height with herbaceous branches from the roots. Leaves are simple, sinuate-toothed, upper ones small, lower ones large and sometimes palmately 3-5 lobed. Flowers are numerous, arranged in axillary racemes with male flowers above and a few females below. Fruits are capsules, 8-13 mm long and obovoid. Seeds are ellipsoid smooth and mottled. [2][ better source needed]
Baliospermum solanifolium is distributed from China to tropical Asia. [1] It is found throughout the sub-Himalayan tracts from Khasi Hills to Kashmir. It is common in Bihar, West Bengal, and Peninsular and Central India.[ citation needed]
Compounds isolated from this plant include steroids, triterpenoids, diterpenes, glycosides, saponins, alkaloids, and polyphenols. [3] The stems and leaves had the highest total phenolic content, which can be attributed to the existence of tannins in this plant. [3]