Pentanema helenioides (Dc.) D.Gut.Larr., Santos-vicente, Anderb., E.Rico & M.M.Mart.Ort.

Inule faux Hélénium (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Pentanema

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.5m high.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	anemochory
Mature width (meter)	0.75 - 1.0
Mature height (meter)	1.5
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	dye essential oil medicinal ornamental
Edible	leaves roots stems
Therapeutic use	Anorexia (rhizome), Diuretics (rhizome), Stomach diseases (rhizome), Anorexia (root), Anthelmintics (root), Anti-infective agents (root), Diuretics (root), Expectorants (root), Lung diseases (root), Stomach diseases (root), Diaphoretic (root), Alterative (unspecified), Antiseptic (unspecified), Apertif (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Cholagogue (unspecified), Deobstruent (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Discutient (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Leukemia (unspecified), Lung (unspecified), Pertussis (unspecified), Sclerosis (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Tea (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tumor(Lung) (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Wen (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Hemoptysis (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	20
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77178412-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001422104
COL ID	76NHV
BDTFX ID	167633
INPN ID	103626
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Inula helenioides f. helenioides Inula helenioides Helenium heleniodes Inula dubia Inula helenium Inula lutescens Inula helenioides f. lutescens Pentanema helenioides

Lower taxons

Inula helenium subsp. helenium