Pan India Bouquets

Adenostemma lavenia var. latifolium (D.Don) Panigrah

Family : Asteraceae
(Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Asteraceae
Synonym(s) : Adenostemma latifolium D.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Adenostemma lavenia var. latifolium (D.Don) Panigrah
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Forest margins, shaded wet places by rivers, along coasts, thickets; 500 - 2300 m. altitude
Comments / notes : It is used medicinally for skin diseases of the foot.
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bangladesh, China, Hainan, India, Japan, Nepal, South China Sea, Taiwan, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to Japan and Taiwan
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 148
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Adenostemma lavenia var. latifolium. Downloaded on 28 June 2022.