Equisetum debile

Equisetum debile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Equisetales
Family: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum
Species: E. debile
Binomial name
Equisetum debile
Roxb. ex Vaucher

Equisetum debile, a plant species in the family Equisetaceae is locally known as सिमे झार Sime jhar (Standard Nepali language) and योफूली Yophuli (Chepang language) in Nepal.[1]

Description

Equisetum debile is a spore-bearing herb with erect, cylindrical, hollow and stem. Branches are long, slender, two or three in whorl, ribbed, nodes encircled by a tight sheath of connate scale like leaves. It has oblong strobilus at the end of branches.[1]

Phenology and reproduction

Equisetum debile vegetatively propagates by the splitting of rhizome. Spore formation occurs in June to July.[1] After dispersal, spores germinate within a few days at humid condition. Gametophytes reproduce protogynous reproduction i.e., formation of female gamete before male one.[2]

Ecology and distribution

Equisetum debile is distributed in South East Asia, Southern China, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. In Nepal, it is found in moist places of the country at 2600 m.[1]

Economic value

Equisetum debile is medicinally important in Nepal. It is applied to treat burns, scabies, malarial fever, gonorrhea, dislocated bones, and liver and chest complaints.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Manandhar, Narayan P. (2002). Plants and People of Nepal. Portland, Oregon, USA: Timber Press. p. 220. ISBN 0881925276.
  2. ↑ Kumar, Punam. "Pteridophytes structure and reproduction". www.peoi.org. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
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