Research Article | Published: 01 June 2007

On the distribution and ethnobotany of Peucedanum dhana var. Dalzellii (Apiaceae), a little known endemic from southern India

N. M. Ganesh Babu, Kaliamoorthy Ravikumar, R. Vijaya Sankar, Devendra  Kumar  Ved and R. Ganesan

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 30 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 167-170 | 2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2007-Y8JE9B | Cite this article

Abstract

Peucedanum dhana Buch.-Ham. ex C.B. Clarke var. dalzellii C.B. Clarke (Apiaceae) is endemic to Central and Western India. The present collection from Bangalore extends its distribution further towards Southern part of Karnataka State. Hitherto unreported ethnobotanical uses of this plant are also provided.

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Ganesh Babu, N.M., Ravikumar, K., Sankar, R.V., Ved, D.K. and Ganesan, R., 2007. On the distribution and ethnobotany of Peucedanum dhana var. Dalzellii (Apiaceae), a little known endemic from southern India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 30(2), pp.167-170. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2007-Y8JE9B

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