 Inula obtusifolia A.Kerner
The genus Inula (Asteraceae) in India by Shweta Shekhar, Arun K. Pandey* and Arne A. Anderberg1 Rheedea Vol. 23(2) 113-127 2013:
Abstract– A revision of Inula L. in India is provided based on field studies, and examination of herbarium collections. Twelve species of Inula are recognized in India: I. acuminata, I. britannica, I. clarkei, I. falconeri, I. hookeri, I. kalapani, I. macrosperma, I. obtusifolia, I. orientalis, I. racemosa, I. rhizocephala and I. royleana, of which two are endemic, I. kalapani and I. macrosperma. A key to the Indian species, descriptions and illustrations are provided along with data on flowering and fruiting, distribution, habitat, chromosome number, and ethnobotanical uses.
Species with description &
barbata Wall. ex DC. (syn. of Inula orientalis) cappa (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) DC. (syn. of Duhaldea cappa) cuspidata (DC.) C. B. Clarke (syn. of Duhaldea cuspidata) eupatorioides DC. (syn. of Duhaldea eupatorioides (DC.) Steetz) hookeri C. B. Clarke nervosa Wall. ex DC. (syn. of Duhaldea nervosa) obtusifolia Kerner racemosa Hook. f. rubricaulis (DC.) C. B. Clarke (syn. of Duhaldea rubricaulis (DC.) Anderb. ) Traditional Medicines for Modern Times: Antidiabetic Plants edited by Amala Soumyanath (2005)
Encyclopaedia of World Medicinal Plants, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah (2006- Details)
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Used in Nepal, Tibet and Trans-Himalayan Region By Kamal Krishna Joshi, Sanu Devi Joshi
Inula cappa DC. (syn. of Duhaldea cappa)
Inula & Duhaldea : 1 post by 1 author.
Thanks to Dr. Pandey & Dr. Shekhar for revising Inula as below:
The genus Inula (Asteraceae) in India by Shweta Shekhar, Arun K. Pandey* and Arne A. Anderberg1 Rheedea Vol. 23(2) 113-127 2013
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