| Indian Moon Carrot |
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| Original date | 4/3/13 10:20 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ100 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Seseli diffusum Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Synonyms: Seseli indicum, Ligusticum diffusum, Ligusticum indicum
Synonyms: Seseli indicum, Ligusticum diffusum, Ligusticum indicum
Indian Moon Carrot is an annual herb, 15-30 cm tall,
velvet-hairy. Leaves are double compound; segments ovate. Involucre of
5 linear velvet-hairy bracts, about cm long.
Umbels are 8-25-rayed, leaf opposed; umbelets are 10-15-flowered;
fringed with hairs; Involucel of 5-8 linear bractlets, 5-6 mm long.
Sepal-cup teeth are minute. Fruit is about 2 mm long, bristly; ridges
prominent. Indian Moon Carrot is found in the Indian Subcontinent to
Myanmar.
Medicinal uses:
Plant and fruits are
stimulant, stomachic, anthelmintic, vermifuge, for expelling
roundworms. Veterinary medicine, seeds carminative used as cattle
medicine.
Medicinal uses:
Plant and fruits are
stimulant, stomachic, anthelmintic, vermifuge, for expelling
roundworms. Veterinary medicine, seeds carminative used as cattle
medicine. | Identification credit: Surajit Koley, Raja Ghosh | Photographed in Hoogly, West Bengal & Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand. |
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