Pan India Bouquets

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) : Asteraceae
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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Petasites tricholobus. Downloaded on 3 July 2022.