Saussurea
Saussurea | |
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Saussurea alpina ssp. esthonica
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
Tribe: | Cardueae |
Subtribe: | Saussureinae |
Genus: | Saussurea DC.
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Synonyms[1] | |
List
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Saussurea is a genus of about 300 species of
They are
De Candolle named the genus after
Uses
A number of the high alpine Himalayan species are grown as ornamental plants for their decorative dense woolly flowerheads; they are among the most challenging plants to grow, being adapted to harsh climates from 3500 to 5000 m altitude, demanding cool temperatures, a very long (up to 8–10 months) winter rest period, and very good soil drainage in humus-rich gravel soils.
Traditional uses
Costi amari radix or costus root was an important item of
Several varieties of snow lotus are used in traditional Tibetan medicine. Saussurea lappa is used a component of the traditional Tibetan medicine Padma 28. Research conducted on the Himalayan medicinal plants by
Saussurea obvallata is one of the most sacred species in India, and has been used for offerings to goddess Nanda Devi for time immemorial.[8][9]
Pharmacology
Saussurea lappa and has been shown to inhibit the
Literature and culture
In most Chinese martial arts literature, the snow Lotus was classified a rare herb as precious as
Selected species
- Saussurea abnormis. Himalaya.
- Saussurea acrophila. China.
- Saussurea albescens. Western Himalaya.
- Saussurea alpina. common saw-wort. Northern and central Europe, northwest Asia.
- Saussurea amara. China, Russia.
- Saussurea americana. American saw-wort. Western North America.
- Saussurea amurensis. China.
- Saussurea angustifolia. narrowleaf saw-wort. Arctic northeast Asia, Alaska, Canada.
- Saussurea auriculata. Himalaya, western China.
- Saussurea bhutkesh. Himalaya.
- Saussurea bodinieri. China.
- Saussurea bullockii. China.
- Saussurea cana. China.
- Saussurea candolleana. Himalaya.
- Saussurea ceratocarpa. Kashmir.
- Saussurea chinnampoensis. China.
- Saussurea chrysotricha. Himalaya.
- Saussurea controversa. Russia.
- Saussurea cordifolia. China.
- Saussurea costus. Eastern Himalaya.
- Saussurea crispa. Himalaya.
- Saussurea deltoidea. Himalaya, China, Taiwan.
- Saussurea densa. Clustered saw-wort. Arctic northeast Asia, Canada, Montana.
- Saussurea dhwojii. Himalaya.
- Saussurea discolor. Alpine central Europe.
- Saussurea dolichopoda. China.
- Saussurea donkiah. Himalaya.
- Saussurea dutaillyana. China.
- Saussurea dzeurensis. China.
- Saussurea elegans. Caucasus.
- Saussurea epilobioides. China.
- Saussurea esthonica. Eastern Europe.
- Saussurea fastuosa. Himalaya, western China.
- Saussurea formosana. Taiwan.
- Saussurea forrestii. Himalaya.
- Saussurea frondosa. China.
- Saussurea glandulosa. Taiwan.
- Saussurea globosa. China.
- Saussurea gnaphalodes. Himalaya, western China.
- Saussurea gossypiphora. Himalaya.
- Saussurea graminea. China.
- Saussurea graminifolia. Himalaya.
- Saussurea grandiflora. China.
- Saussurea heteromalla. Himalaya.
- Saussurea hieracioides. Himalaya, western China.
- Saussurea hookeri. Himalaya.
- Saussurea involucrata. snow lotus, Himalaya, (Vansemberuu) Mongolia.
- Saussurea iodostegia. China.
- Saussurea japonica. Japan, Korea, northern China.
- Saussurea kanaii. Himalaya.
- Saussurea kanzanensis. Taiwan.
- Saussurea kingii. China.
- Saussurea kiraisanensis. Taiwan.
- Saussurea laminamaensis. Himalaya.
- Saussurea laniceps. China.
- Saussurea lanuginosa. China.
- Saussurea lappa. Himalaya.
- Saussurea leontodontoides. Himalaya.
- Saussurea licentiana. China.
- Saussurea likiangensis. Southwest China.
- Saussurea linearifolia. Himalaya.
- Saussurea longifolia. China.
- Saussurea manshurica. Northern China.
- Saussurea medusa. China.
- Saussurea mongolica. Western China, Mongolia.
- Saussurea namikawae. Himalaya.
- Saussurea neofranchetii. China.
- Saussurea nepalensis. Himalaya.
- Saussurea nigrescens. China.
- Saussurea nishiokae. Himalaya.
- Saussurea nivea. China.
- Saussurea nuda. nutty saw-wort. Alaska.
- Saussurea obvallata. Brahma kamal. Himalaya, northern Burma and south-west China.
- Saussurea oligantha. China.
- Saussurea otophylla. China.
- Saussurea pachyneura. Himalaya.
- Saussurea parviflora. Russia, China.
- Saussurea pectinata. China.
- Saussurea peguensis. China.
- Saussurea phaeantha. China.
- Saussurea pinetorum. China.
- Saussurea piptathera. Himalaya.
- Saussurea platyphyllaria. Himalaya.
- Saussurea polycephala. China.
- Saussurea polystichoides. Himalaya.
- Saussurea populifolia. China.
- Saussurea porcii. Carpathians.
- Saussurea pulchella. Japan, Korea, northern China, eastern Siberia.
- Saussurea pygmaea. Alps, Carpathians.
- Saussurea quercifolia. China.
- Saussurea romuleifolia. China.
- Saussurea roylei. Himalaya.
- Saussurea runcinata. China.
- Saussurea salsa. Russia, China.
- Saussurea simpsoniana. Himalaya.
- Saussurea sobarocephala. China.
- Saussurea spicata. Himalaya.
- Saussurea stafleuana. Himalaya.
- Saussurea stella. China.
- Saussurea stracheyana. Himalaya.
- Saussurea sughoo. Himalaya.
- Saussurea taraxacifolia. Himalaya.
- Saussurea tangutica. Western Asia.
- Saussurea topkegolensis. Himalaya.
- Saussurea tridactyla. Himalaya.
- Saussurea turgaiensis. Russia.
- Saussurea uniflora. Himalaya.
- Saussurea ussuriensis. China, eastern Russia.
- Saussurea vansemberuu. Mongolia.
- Saussurea veitchiana. Central China.
- Saussurea velutina. China.
- Saussurea viscida. sticky saw-wort. Alaska.
- Saussurea weberi. Weber's saw-wort. Rocky Mountains.
- Saussurea werneroides. Himalaya.
- Saussurea yakla. Himalaya.
References
- ^ "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ^ Candolle, A.P. de, in Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 16:197-198
- PMID 11100933.
- S2CID 85324142.
- PMID 16141525.
- PMID 32766303.
- PMID 20083181.
- ISBN 8121101808.
- ISBN 9788176222099.
- S2CID 39651463.
- PMID 12222664.
External links
- Media related to Saussurea at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Saussurea at Wikispecies
- Chinese plant names: Saussurea
- Checklist of the plants of Nepal: Saussurea
- Jintu: Snow Lotus
- Law W, Salick J (2005). "Human-induced dwarfing of Himalayan snow lotus, Saussurea laniceps (Asteraceae)". PMID 16006524.
- "Saussurea". Plants for a Future.