Senecio edgeworthii Hook. f.
MH275 : Senecio edgeworthii Hook.f.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Doronicum argenteum Dalzell ex Cooke.;
Doronicum tomentosum Wight.;
Madaractis lanuginosa Edgew.;
Senecio lanuginosus var. tomentosus (Wight) M.R.Almeida.;
Senecio tomentosus (Wight) C.B.Clarke.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Description | : | Herbs, perennial, erect, white tomentose; stems and branches angular, branched or simple. Leaves ovate-lanceolate to rhomboid, obtuse, margins thickened, recurved, irregularly toothed to lobulate, 4 x 1.5 cm, coriaceous, upper surface greenish brown, puberulous, lower surface densely white tomentose with prominent brown venation; petiole ca 6 mm long, auricled at the base. Capitula radiate, broadly campanulate, bracteolate, 0.5-1 cm in diam., pedunculate. Involucre greyish green, campanulate; bracts oblanceolate, 0.4 cm, acuminate, tip dilated, herbaceous with broad scarious margins. Ray florets 10-14, linear, 4-nerved, 3-dentate. Disc florets numerous. Achenes obconic, 4 mm long, pubescent, deeply ribbed. Pappus of white, unequal hairs. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Chikhaldara, Vairat plateau |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/226250
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hiwali%20Sonki.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family |
| Genus | : Senecio |
| Species | : Senecio edgeworthii Hook. f. |