Petasites tricholobus Franch.

 
  • 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) : Ligularia petelotii Merr.; Nardosmia himalaica (Kitam.) Kuprian.; Petasites himalaicus Kitam.; Petasites kamengicus Deb; Petasites mairei H.Lév.; Petasites petelotii (Merr.) Kitam.; Petasites vaniotii H.Lév.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Petasites tricholobus Franch.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Roadsides, by streams in valleys; 700 - 4300 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Petasites tricholobus are used medicinally as in Petasites japonicus
  • Flower, Fruit : March-June
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan to China, North India and Vietnam.
  • 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
    • 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: 1570
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Petasites tricholobus. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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