Biology:Inula racemosa
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Inula |
| Species: | I. racemosa
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| 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. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11892.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1818329 entry
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