Artemisia nilagirica (C.B.Clarke) Pamp.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Artemisia

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 20-60 cm tall, puberulent or glabrescent. Middle stem leaves ± sessile; leaf blade ovate or elliptic-ovate, 5-6 × 3-5 cm abaxially densely gray tomentose, pinnatifid; segments 1-3 pairs, ovate or oblong-ovate, usually 1-or 2-serrate, acuminate apically. Uppermost leaves and leaflike bracts oblong-ovate, few serrate. Synflorescence a broad panicle. Involucre ovoid or ovoid-campanulate, 1-2 mm in diam.; phyllaries puberulent. Marginal female florets 3 or 4. Disk florets 4-8, bisexual. Achenes obovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug-Oct. 2n = 18, 54.
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A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The shoots are eaten as a vegetable. The stem pith is eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use Asthma (aerial part), Brain diseases (aerial part), Contraceptive agents (aerial part), Nervous system diseases (aerial part), Spasm (aerial part), Asthma (flower), Digestive system diseases (flower), Fever (flower), Nervous system diseases (flower), Spasm (flower), Apnea (fruit), Cardiotonic agents (fruit), Abdominal pain (leaf), Anthelmintics (leaf), Anticonvulsants (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Anti-infective agents (leaf), Anti-infective agents, local (leaf), Anti-inflammatory agents (leaf), Asthma (leaf), Brain diseases (leaf), Chest pain (leaf), Earache (leaf), Endophthalmitis (leaf), Fever (leaf), Headache (leaf), Hemostatics (leaf), Insect repellents (leaf), Insecticides (leaf), Malaria (leaf), Nervous system diseases (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Spasm (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Abdominal pain (root), Anthelmintics (root), Anti-infective agents, local (root), Malaria (root), Menstruation-inducing agents (root), Parasympatholytics (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Headache (shoot), Anticonvulsants (stem), Antifungal agents (stem), Anti-infective agents (stem), Anti-inflammatory agents (stem), Insect repellents (stem), Insecticides (stem), Abdominal pain (unspecified), Allelopathy (unspecified), Amenorrhea (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Anorexia (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Antidotes (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antipruritics (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Aphrodisiacs (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Digestive system diseases (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Headache (unspecified), Hematinics (unspecified), Hysteria (unspecified), Infection (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Insecticides (unspecified), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Lithiasis (unspecified), Measles (unspecified), Menstruation-inducing agents (unspecified), Nervous system diseases (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Deobstruent (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (whole plant), Antidotes (whole plant), Antifungal agents (whole plant), Conjunctivitis (whole plant), Hemostasis (whole plant), Lithiasis (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Artemisia nilagirica unspecified picture

Distribution

Artemisia nilagirica world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, India, Iceland, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:179862-1
WFO ID wfo-0000064696
COL ID GWP5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Artemisia nilagirica f. nilagirica Artemisia nilagirica var. nilagirica Artemisia vulgaris var. nilagirica Artemisia nilagirica