Baliospermum solanifolium
Species of plant
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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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Baliospermum |
| Species: | B. solanifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Baliospermum solanifolium (Burm.) Suresh[1] | |
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Description
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]
Distribution
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]
Phytochemistry
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]