Locally we called it as DHOR DAVANA On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Artemisia japonica* Thunb., Syst. Veg., ed. 14 (J. A. Murray). 744. 1784 > Syn: *Artemisia parviflora* Roxb. ex D. Don; *Oligosporus* *japonicus* > (Thunb.) > Poljakov > > Very distinct from other species of the genus by its smaller leaves which > are wedge shaped, toothed at tip > > Sparsely hairy plant or glabrous plant, up to 1 m tall; lower leaves > wedge-shaped to flabellate, 3-7 cm long, lateral margins entire, tip broad, > toothed or lobed; upper leaves smaller, narrower often deeply divided; heads > nodding, ovoid or globose often in spreading panicles. Often used as > medicinal plant. > > Photographed from Tiger fall area in Chakrata on September 18, 2011 > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- Mr. Mayur D. Nandikar, Research Student, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. 07507013607
