Cosmos sulphureus Cav. - sulphur cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus Cav. - sulphur cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus Cav. - sulphur cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus Cav. - sulphur cosmos
MH111 : Cosmos sulphureus Cav.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 251 |
| Synonym | : | Bidens artemisiifolia (Jacq.) Kuntze [Illegitimate]; Bidens artemisiifolia f. grandiflora Kuntze; Bidens sulfurea (Cav.) Sch.Bip.; Bidens sulphurea (Cav.) Sch.Bip.; Coreopsis artemisifolia Sessé & Moc. [Illegitimate]; Coreopsis artemisiifolia Jacq.; Cosmea sulphurea Willd.; Cosmos artemisiifolius (Jacq.) M.R.Almeida; Cosmos aurantiacus Klatt; Cosmos sulphureus var. exaristatus Sherff; Cosmos sulphureus var. hirsuticaulis Sherff; |
| Plant Common Name | : | orange cosmos, sulphur cosmos, yellow cosmos |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Description | : | The orange cosmos is becoming increasingly popular for its ease of growth, spectacular flowers and attractiveness to butterflies. Orange cosmos has rich green feathery foliage that is coarser than that of the common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) but is just as pretty. Depending on variety and conditions, yellow cosmos will grow anywhere from 1 to 7 ft in height. Whatever the height, each plant will produce quantities of solitary, bowl-shaped yellow to orange flowers that are 2-3 in (in diameter. 'Bright Lights' is a popular collection of single and double selections in colors that range from bright canary yellow to orange to a beautiful dark mahogany. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Occasional in Chikhaldara on hill slope among grasses |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | consumed in salads or herbal tea with the effect of inhibiting pancreatic lipase.
high dose of paracetamol extract of the plant has a Hepatoprotective effect. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cosmos%20orange.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family |
| Genus | : Cosmos Cav. - cosmos |
| Species | : Cosmos sulphureus Cav. - sulphur cosmos |