A new species of Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae), K. dineshii Syam Radh & Nampy, is described and illustrated. The occurs in the Mathikettan Shola National Park southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India, it only known from Idukki district. It morphologically most similar to bhidei, but distinguished latter by its small stature (30-40 cm high), obovate obtrullate sessile leaves adnate stem basal ¼th, w...

Phylogeographic analyses of plants in Europe have revealed common glacial refugia and migration routes for several trees and herbs with arctic-alpine distributions. The postglacial histories of dry grassland species in central Europe have rarely been analyzed, even though the extremely species-rich habitat is threatened. Sedum album (Crassulaceae) is a common inhabitant of rocky sites in centra...

The plant Bryophyllum calycinum Salisb. (Crassulaceae ) is a shrub mainly found in the tropical parts of Bengal and in southern Africa and American continents. It is locally known as ìPatharkuchiì and for long has been used in Ayurvedic medicine. As per traditional use, the leaves and leaf juice are used as antiviral, antipyretic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumorous, hypocholesterole...

In the present study three medicinal plants Vitex negundo Linn (Verbenaceae), Bryophyllum pinnatum Linn (Crassulaceae) and Centella asiatica (Umbelliferae) reported to have significant analgesic potential were selected to be formulated as polyherbal gels with and without permeation enhancers and were investigated for their antinociceptive potential. The dried finely ground herbs were extracted ...