IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR) Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) xlix. 131 (1964). 1964. (Syn: Aplotaxis lappa Decne.; Aucklandia costus Falc.; Aucklandia lappa Decne.; Saussurea lappa (Decne.) Sch.Bip.; Theodorea costus Kuntze); so-SUR-ree-a -- named for Nicolas-Theodore de Saussure, Swiss chemist and ... Dave's Botanary KOS-tus -- derived from the Sanskrit name kushtha ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: costus • Dogri: kushtha, kuth • Hindi: kushta, kuth Native to: Himalaya (India), n Pakistan Literature indicates that it is not known in wild but cultivated in Western Himalaya. The original wild populations were known to exist in J&K and Himachal Pradesh. In Uttarakhand it is cultivated in many places and also introduced in forest nurseries.
Flora of Chakrata: Saussurea costus from Deovan Chakrata: Saussurea costus from Deovan Chakrata pls validate cultivated in Deo Van Herbal Garden Chakrata Yes Saussurea costus few pics from same place
VoF Week :: DV :: 02 AUG 12 - 1248 :: ¿ Saussurea costus ? at Valley of Flowers: 2 AUG 12 Valley of Flowers ... about 11000 - 12000 ft Habitat: sloping meadow Habit: erect herb, about 2 m high, flower in blooming stage, about 2 - 2.5 cm across Agree with id
4 images. 2 posts by 2 authors. Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch. so-SUR-ree-a -- named for Nicolas-Theodore de Saussure, Swiss chemist and ... Dave's Botanary KOS-tus -- derived from the Sanskrit name kushtha ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: costus • Dogri: kushtha, kuth • Hindi: kushta, kuth Native to: Himalaya (India), n Pakistan References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS - FRLHT in Valley of Flowers on 02 AUG 12 Very good photographs
2 posts by 2 authors. Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch. Syn: Saussurea lappa (Decne.) C. B. Clarke An important medicinal plant, photographed from Herbal Garden, Kashmir.
Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid Heads: Saussurea costus from Valley of Flowers- NS 27 : Attachments (3). 6 posts by 3 authors. I hope I will get validation/correction of id for this species shot from valley of flowers area... is this Saussurea costus ? efi page on Saussurea costus In my views it is Sausurea costus, it is on the way when we cross the small bridge from Gangaria and turned to the way Valley of Flowers and seems to be planted. It is S. costus (= S. lappa) the costus root plant. Literature indicates that it is not known in wild but cultivated in Western Himalaya. The original wild populations were known to exist in J&K and Himachal Pradesh. In Uttarakhand it is cultivated in many places and also introduced in forest nurseries. References: |
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