Datisca cannabina L.

 
  • Family : DATISCACEAE
    (Tetrameles Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TETRAMELES FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Datiscaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Thladiantha dubia Bunge; Cannabina laevis Moench; Datisca glabra Stokes; Datisca nepalensis D.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Datisca cannabina L.
  • Common name : False Hemp
  • Habit : Bushy herb
  • Habitat : Banks of streams in rich alluvial soils in the Himalayas
  • Comments / notes : It is attractive bushy plants, particularly the females, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and readily propagated by seeds or cuttings. Yields a bitter tasting purgative juice; the roots contain the alkaloid Datiscine and give a yellow dye.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Cyprus, India, Iran, Iraq, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Mediterranean to Central Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 136
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Datisca cannabina. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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