Calendula officinalis L.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : COMPOSITAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Calendula officinalis L.
  • Common name : Calendula
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Cultivated in tropics
  • Comments / notes : Extract of the plant is used to treat skin ailments.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Native : Europe
  • World Distribution : India, Pakistan, China, Afghanisthan
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis; N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Calendula officinalis. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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