Artemisia caruifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.

 
  • 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) : Artemisia apiacea Hance; Artemisia carvifolia var. apiacea (Hance) Pamp.; Artemisia thunbergiana Maxim.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Artemisia caruifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Riverbanks, floodlands, waysides, outer forest margins, canyons, coastal beaches
  • Comments / notes : Artemisia caruifolia contains abrotanine used in anti-inflammatory and antifebrile drugs.
  • Key identification features : Leaf margins with acuminate teeth; involucre 3.5-4.5 mm in diam., phyllaries erect after anthesis.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : China, North India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, North Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North India, China to Japan
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 149
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Artemisia caruifolia. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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