Balkar ji Just as I was to type Wedelia chinensis, I paused to do some research. Yes the plant according to FBI and herbal websites is W. calendulacea (L.) Less, but it is now considered as synonym of W. chinensis.
*Wedelia* *chinensis* (Osbeck) Merr.<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/gcc-9680> -- 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/ On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 8:20 AM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All > On 20-10-11 on the way to Chakrata we also visited TDL Herbal Garden and we > came across a plant named as Eclipia alba (Eclipta alba) Bhringraj. But > plant does not looks like E alba rather match with Wedelia sp > I identified this as Wedelia calendulacea > Because this plant also called as Bhringraj > pls see > http://natc.org.in/Bhring-Raj.aspx > > http://www.anti-aging-pflanzen.de/53080398840fb6e01/53080398b20f2e03b/53080398bc0de6501.html > pls validate > > > * > * > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 >
