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Aucklandia lappa
About
Dolomiaea costus, formerly known as Saussurea costus, commonly known as costus, Indian costus, kuth, or putchuk, is a species of thistle in the genus Dolomiaea native to South Asia and China. Rishi (Hindu) mystics of Kashmir especially ate this plant. Essential oils extracted from the root have been used in traditional medicine and in perfumes since ancient times.
- Family
- Asteraceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Aucklandia lappa
- Slug
- aucklandia-lappa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Aucklandia
- Species
- lappa
- Wikidata QID
- Q4819590
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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