Saussurea gossypiphora Wall.

 
  • 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 IPNI) : Saussurea laniceps Hand.-Mazz.
  • Common name : Kasturi Kamal, Snowball plant
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kasturi Kamal (Hindi)
    • Kapase phool (Nepali)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Alpine scree slopes, screes, hillsides in open or among shrubs, wet gullies; 3200 - 5500 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The whole plant of Saussurea laniceps is used medicinally, and the species is threatened in many regions by over-collecting. The wool of this herb is applied to cuts, where it sticks compactly, seals the wound, and stops the bleeding.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Sikkim to China (South-West Sichuan, North-West Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 161
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1436-1437
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saussurea gossypiphora. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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