Glossocardia bosvallia Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Glossocardia

Characteristics

A small herb. It grows 10-20 cm tall. It is branched from the base and the branches have grooves. The leaves are alternate. The leaves are 1.5 cm long and have small segments along the stalk. The flowers are yellow and in heads in the axils of leaves. The seed pods are 6 mm long. They are brown and hairy.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.28 - 0.33
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Environment

A tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Anthelmintics (flower), Cardiotonic agents (leaf), Hypertension (leaf), Leukorrhea (leaf), Menstruation disturbances (leaf), Alcoholism (root), Epilepsy (root), Antifungal agents (seed), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Anti-infective agents (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Dysentery, amebic (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Female urogenital diseases (unspecified), Kidney calculi (unspecified), Lactation (unspecified), Menstruation-inducing agents (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Typhoid fever (unspecified), Urinary bladder calculi (unspecified), Vaginitis (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Anthelmintics (whole plant), Antifungal agents (whole plant), Antinematodal agents (whole plant)
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Cultivation

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Images

Glossocardia bosvallia unspecified picture

Distribution

Glossocardia bosvallia world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Niger, and Sudan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:209012-1
WFO ID wfo-0000036322
COL ID 3GDFP
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Synonyms

Verbesina bosvallia Bidens minuta Glossocardia linearifolia Pectis meifolia Verbesina boswellia Glossocardia bosvallia Glossocardia setosa