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Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family

MH192 : Verbascum chinense

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 366  
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order : Scrophulariales
Family : Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family
Genus : Verbascum L. mullein
Species : Verbascum chinense
Plant Location in Melghat : -  
Plant Category : Herbs  
Plant's Current Status :  
Plant Family : Scrophulariaceae  
 
Plant Common Name : Kutki, K-Gurshi-Zara, Kokhima,Gadar Tambaku, Kulahal
 
Synonym : Celsia coromandeliana.
Verbascum chinense (L.) Sant.
Description : an annual erect herb, growing to 1 m tall. Cylindrical, hairy stems are branched at the top. Leaves arising from the root are 5-10 cm long, pinnately divided. Stem leaves gradually become small with the height, and end up becoming bracts. Yellow flowers occur in simple or branched racemes, 30-60 cm long, at the end of branches. The flowers are 1-1.5 cm, with 5 petals. The flowers have 4 stamens, with the filaments densely bearded with hairs. Capsule is spherical, 6-8 mm across. It is found on sandy areas along rivers, at altitudes of 100-1300 m. Flowering: February-September.
 
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Reference : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :