Uraria picta Desv: A threatened medicinal plant of india, reported from mandsaur district, madhya pradesh
Abstract
Medicinal plants are nature’s gift to mankind and are rich ancient heritage of India. In India, several medical systems have evolved and prominent among these systems are Ayurveda, Siddha and the Unani Systems of Medicine. Extinction and species introduction are two major biodiversity crises of the current millennium. A species may become endangered and eventually extinct when death rate exceeds birth for a prolonged duration. Uraria picta is annual herb, stem woody at maturity, and it covered with scarce modified fine, short, straight and hooked hairs. Plant body is erect, height ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 m. Leaves are dimorphic, young leaves are simple and at maturity they are odd-pinnately compound covered with the hairs as present of stem. Inflorescence is of raceme type. Racemes are terminal and elongated upto 1.5 feet. Uraria picta is reported in mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh State which is categorized under threatened (rare) plant species.
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