Arnebia speciosa Aitch. & Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Arnebia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant. It grows 0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open grassy places on hills; at elevations from 2,700-3,600 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses dye material medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (root), Anthelmintics (root), Anti-bacterial agents (root), Antifungal agents (root), Anti-infective agents (root), Antineoplastic agents (root), Bronchitis (root), Exanthema (root), Eye diseases (root), Fever (root), Pruritus (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Fungicide (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Arnebia speciosa world distribution map, present in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60458842-2
WFO ID wfo-0000549518
COL ID GSZN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Arnebia nobilis Lithospermum speciosum Lithospermum nobile Arnebia speciosa Macrotomia nobilis Macrotomia speciosa