Pan India Bouquets

Artemisia annua L.

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) : Artemisia annua f. macrocephala Pamp.; Artemisia chamomilla C.Winkl.; Artemisia exilis Fisch. ex DC.; Artemisia hyrcana Spreng.; Artemisia plumosa Fisch. ex Besser; Artemisia stewartii C.B.Clarke; Artemisia suaveolens Fisch.; Artemisia wadei Edgew.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Artemisia annua L.
Common name : Large-Flowered Wormwood
Vernacular name : Kaadu davana (Kannada)
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Hills, waysides, wastelands, outer forest margins, steppes, forest steppes, dry floodlands, terraces, semidesert steppes, rocky slopes, roadsides; 2000 - 4500 m. altitude
Comments / notes : It contains, among other essential oils, artemisinin. It is well known in Traditional Chinese Medicine for its anti-inflammatory, antifebrile, and hemostatic properties, and artemisinin has become widely valued as an effective treatment for strains of Plasmodium resistant to other anti-malarial drugs.
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Turkey, South Russia, Palestine, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and central Asia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America
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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Artemisia annua. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.

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