Selinum vaginatum C.B.Clarke

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Selinum

Characteristics

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
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The roots are ground with wheat flour and then with seeds used to make a fermented drink.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Asthma (fruit), Epilepsy (fruit), Fever (fruit), Hemorrhage (fruit), Hypertension (fruit), Syncope (fruit), Thirst (fruit), Tuberculosis (fruit), Vertigo (fruit), Common cold (rhizome), Cough (rhizome), Epilepsy (rhizome), Fever (rhizome), Helminthiasis (rhizome), Hypertension (rhizome), Mental disorders (rhizome), Hypnotics and sedatives (root), Analgesic (unspecified), Hypertension (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Hypotension (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Selinum vaginatum world distribution map, present in India and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:848406-1
WFO ID wfo-0001067759
COL ID 6YCV6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cortia vaginata Selinum vaginatum

Lower taxons

Selinum vaginatum var. garhwalensis