Pan India Bouquets

Saussurea roylei (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
Synonym(s) : Aplotaxis roylei DC.; Saussurea uniflora C.B.Clarke; Theodorea roylei (DC.) Kuntze
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saussurea roylei (DC.) Sch.Bip.
Common name : Royle's Saw-Wort
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Open slopes of Himalaya; 3000 - 4200 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The entire plant is used in Tibetan medicine.
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : India, Nepal, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West and Central Himalaya
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 roylei. Downloaded on 1 June 2023.