Ligularia przewalskii
| Ligularia przewalskii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Ligularia |
| Species: | L. przewalskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ligularia przewalskii (Maxim.) Diels |
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| Synonyms | |
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Senecio przewalskii Maxim. |
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Ligularia przewalskii (Maxim.) Diels, also called Przewalski's golden ray is a species of 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Ligularia and the family Asteraceae, native to damp places in Mongolia and Northern China and named after Nikolai Przhevalsky. It used to be called Senecio przewalskii Maxim. Przewalski's Ligularia is a popular ornamental plant grown for its large, deeply cut foliage and its tall spike like inflorescence with bright yellow flowers blooming from July to August.
In China, Ligularia przewalskii is known as a medicinal plant. Their roots contain thirteen compounds, some with antibacterial activity.[2]
[edit] Cultivation
Plants grow best under cool, moist conditions. They resent hot sunny locations were they wilt extensively. They are propagated from seed or by cutting up the crowns.
[edit] References
- ^ Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Ligularia przewalskii" (HTML). Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=7704515&PTRefFk=7000000. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ Xie, WD, Gao, X., Shen, T., Jia, ZJ (2006) Two new benzofurans and other constituents from Ligularia przewalskii. Pharmazie 61(6): 556-558
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