Matricaria recutita L.

 
  • 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) : Anthemis vulgaris L. ex Steud.; Camomilla deflexa Gilib.; Camomilla patens Gilib.; Chamaemelum chamomilla (L.) E.H.L.Krause; Chamaemelum suaveolens E.H.L.Krause; Chamaemelum vulgare Bubani; Chamomilla chamomilla (L.) Rydb.; Chamomilla courrantiana (DC.) C.Koch; Chamomilla meridionalis K.Koch; Chamomilla officinalis K.Koch; Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert; Chamomilla recutita var. bayeri (Kanitz) Dostál; Chamomilla unilateralis K.Koch; Chamomilla vulgaris Gray; Chrysanthemum chamomilla (L.) Bernh.; Chrysanthemum suaveolens Cav.; Courrantia chamomilloides Sch.Bip.; Leucanthemum chamaemelum Lam.; Matricaria bayeri Kanitz; Matricaria capitellata Batt. & Pit.; Matricaria chamaemilla Hill; Matricaria chamomilla var. coronata Boiss.; Matricaria chamomilla f. courrantiana (DC.) Fiori; Matricaria chamomilla var. courrantiana (DC.) G.Nicholson; Matricaria chamomilla f. kochiana (Sch.Bip.) Fiori; Matricaria chamomilla var. pappulosa Margot & Reut.; Matricaria chamomilla subsp. pusilla (Willd.) Holmboe; Matricaria chamomilla var. pusilla (Willd.) Fiori; Matricaria chamomilla var. recutita (L.) Fiori; Matricaria chamomilla f. suaveolens Fiori; Matricaria coronata (J.Gay ex Boiss.) W.D.J.Koch; Matricaria courrantiana DC.; Matricaria deflexa Gilib.; Matricaria exigua Tuntas; Matricaria kochiana Sch.Bip.; Matricaria littoralis Rouy; Matricaria obliqua Dulac; Matricaria patens Gilib.; Matricaria pusilla Willd.; Matricaria pyrethroides DC.; Matricaria recutita var. coronata (Boiss.) Fertig; Matricaria recutita var. kochiana (Sch.Bip.) Greuter; Matricaria recutita f. kochiana (Sch.Bip.) Fiori; Matricaria recutita var. pappulosa (Margot & Reut.) Feinbrun; Matricaria salina Schur; Matricaria suaveolens L.; Matricaria suaveolens f. macrocephala Probst & Thell.; Matricaria tenuifolia Salisb.; Pyrethrum hispanicum Salzm. ex Boiss.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Matricaria chamomilla L.
  • Common name : Chamomilla, German chamomile, Chamomile, Wild chamomile
  • Vernacular name :
    • Roghan babunah, Gul-babunah (Urdu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wasteland, roadsides and field
  • Comments / notes : It is used as a medicine. Introduced and weedy in other parts of the world.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Temperate Eurasia to Indo-China
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Cosmopolitan
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 159
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Matricaria recutita. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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