Ixeris polycephala Cass.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Synonym(s) : Chondrilla fontinalis Wall.; Chondrilla longifolia Buch.-Ham.; Chondrilla tenuis Buch.-Ham.; Crepis bonii Gagnep.; Ixeris dissecta (Makino) C.Shih; Ixeris fontinalis DC.; Ixeris matsumurae Nakai; Lactuca biauriculata H.Lév. & Vaniot; Lactuca matsumurae Makino; Lactuca matsumurae var. dissecta; Lactuca polycephala Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ixeris polycephala Cass.
  • Common name : Many-Flowered Ixeris
  • Vernacular name :
    • Muli buti (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forest margins, thickets, grasslands, along rivers and streams, by fields, open areas; 100 - 2000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The entire plant is used medicinally. The many uses include detoxifying, stopping bleeding, promoting tissue regeneration, removing necrotic tissue, decreasing inflammation of soft tissues, and stopping uterine bleeding, but the main use is for treating furuncles.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Cooch Behar district,Alipurduar district,Jalpaiguri district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Korea, Maldives, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to Temperate East Asia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 158
    • 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: 1467
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ixeris polycephala. Downloaded on 4 December 2024.

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