Inula racemosa
| Inula racemosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Inula |
| Species: | I. racemosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Inula racemosa Hook.f. 1881 | |
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Inula racemosa is an Asian plant in the daisy family native to the temperate and alpine western Himalayas of Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan.[2][3] Seeds are positive photoblastic thus require light for germination or show surface germination [4]
The roots are widely used locally in indigenous medicine as an expectorant and in veterinary medicine as a tonic. It has also been introduced as an ornamental plant and medicinal herb in many countries.[5][6]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Inula racemosa Hook.f.
- ^ Flora of China, Inula racemosa J. D. Hooker, 1881. 总状土木香 zong zhuang tu mu xiang
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1881.Flora of British India 3(8): 292
- ^ Sharma RK, Bhatia B, Chhibbar AK, Mukherjee S, Ritika, Kumari K, Indu (2024). Substitute of light requirement for germination in positive photoblastic seeds of Inula racemosa; a critically endangered medicinal and aromatic plant of NW Himalaya. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 50: 377-383. https://doi.org/10.55863/ijees.2024.0015
- ^ Thomas. G. S. (1990) Perennial Garden Plants. London: J. M. Dent & Sons. ISBN 0-460-86048-8
- ^ Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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