Senecio laetus Edgew.
MH284 : Senecio laetus Edgew.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Senecio chrysanthemoides;
Senecio rosulifer;
Senecio scapiformis; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Cheerful Senecio |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Description | : | a tall perennial herb reaching 2 m in height. The plant is hairless below, hairy above, grooved, much branched. Alternately arranged leaves are 15-25 cm long, pinnately divided into toothed lobes, terminal lobe largest, irregularly lobed and toothed, basal lobes stem clasping, upper leaves smaller. Flower-heads are yellow, 1.2-1.8 cm across, in large spreading terminal corymbs. Involucre bracts are 10-12, oblong, acute, often tipped dark brown to black; ray florets 10-12, 3-toothed; achenes 2 mm long, strongly ribbed, pappus white. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (3): Quercetin; Friedelin; Oleanolic Acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asterids |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Genus | : Senecio |
| Species | : Senecio laetus Edgew. |