Pan India Bouquets

Saussurea gnaphalodes (Royle ex DC.) Sch.Bip.

Family : Asteraceae
(Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Asteraceae
Basionym : Aplotaxis gnaphalodes Royle ex DC.
Synonym(s) : Aplotaxis sorocephala Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.; Haplotaxis sorocephala (Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Schrenk; Saussurea sorocephala (Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Schrenk; Theodorea gnaphalodes (Royle ex DC.) Kuntze
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saussurea gnaphalodes (Royle ex DC.) Sch.Bip.
Common name : Cudweed Saw-Wort
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Alpine scree slopes; 2700 - 5800 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Used for kidney problems, cough and cold. Aerial parts dried and used for backache, pulmonary affections and also for purification of blood.
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-East Afghanistan to Central Asia and West and Central China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 161; Butola Jitendra & Samant S., (2010). Saussurea species in Indian Himalayan Region: Diversity, distribution and indigenous uses. International Journal of Plant Biology. Vol.9: 43-51
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Saussurea gnaphalodes. Downloaded on 2 July 2022.

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