Epilobium latifolium L.

 
  • Family : ONAGRACEAE
    (Evening-Primrose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : OENOTHERA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Onagraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Chamaenerion halimifolium Salisb.; Chamaenerion latifolium (L.) Sweet; Chamaenerion latifolium var. grandiflorum Rydb.; Chamaenerion latifolium var. megalobum Nieuwl.; Chamaenerion latifolium var. parviflora Hartz; Chamaenerion subdentatum Rydb.; Chamerion latifolium (L.) Holub; Chamerion subdentatum (Rydb.) Á.Löve & D.Löve; Epilobium changaicum Grubov; Epilobium corymbosum Rottb.; Epilobium frigidum Retz.; Epilobium halleri Retz.; Epilobium humile Willd. ex Stev.; Epilobium kamtschaticum Lepech.; Epilobium kesamitsui T.Yamaz.; Epilobium latifolium var. albiflorum (Nath.) A.E.Porsild; Epilobium latifolium var. album Hutchison; Epilobium latifolium subsp. leucanthum Ulke; Epilobium latifolium f. leucanthum (Ulke) Fernald; Epilobium latifolium f. munzii Lepage; Epilobium latifolium var. tetrapetalum Pall. ex Pursh; Epilobium latifolium var. venustum Douglas ex G.Don; Epilobium pauciflorum Schrank; Epilobium rhexiiflorum Fisch. ex Hausskn.; Epilobium venustum Douglas ex Lehm.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Epilobium latifolium L.
  • Common name : River Beauty, Broad-Leaf Willow-Herb, Dwarf Fireweed
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Screes and damp place
  • Comments / notes : The entire plant is used in Tibetan medicine, it is said to have a bitter taste and a cooling potency. Analgesic, antidote, anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, antirheumatic and febrifuge, it is used in the treatment of fevers and inflammations, plus also itching pimples.
  • Key identification features : Head yellow, surrounded by leafy bracts longer than the heads
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
  • Native : Afghanistan, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, California, China, Chita, Colorado, East European Russia, Greenland, Iceland, India, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mongolia, North European Russi, Pa
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Europe to Temperate Asia, West and North America
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 133
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 30
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Epilobium latifolium. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

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