Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Brassicales
Species:
gigantea
ID:
1218498

Status:
valid

Authors:
Regel

Source:
tro

Year:
1870

Citation Micro:
Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 42(I): 263 (1870)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001217836

Common Names

  • Giant Megacarpaea
  • Megacarpaea gigantea
  • Giant Megacarpaea

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Description

Megacarpaea gigantea (also called Giant Megacarpaea, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Central Asia and the Himalayas. It grows in meadows, grasslands, and rocky areas. It has a basal rosette of leaves with long petioles, and the leaves are ovate-lanceolate in shape. It produces yellow flowers with four petals.

Uses & Benefits

Megacarpaea gigantea is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used in traditional medicine for treating various ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Megacarpaea gigantea is white or pink, with four petals. The seed is a small, brown, four-angled nutlet. The seedlings are small, with two leaves and a single stem.

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Where to Find Megacarpaea gigantea

Megacarpaea gigantea can be found in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Turkey.

Species in the Brassicaceae family

Abdra brachycarpa, Abdra aprica, Acuston perenne, Aethionema rhodopaeum, Aethionema alanyae, Aethionema arabicum, Aethionema armenum, Aethionema capitatum, Aethionema carlsbergii, Aethionema carneum, Aethionema cephalanthum, Aethionema cordatum, Aethionema coridifolium, Aethionema demirizii, Aethionema diastrophis, Aethionema dumanii, Aethionema edentulum, Aethionema eunomioides, Aethionema fimbriatum, Aethionema froedinii, Aethionema gileadense, Aethionema glaucinum, Aethionema grandiflorum, Aethionema heterocarpum, Aethionema heterophyllum, Aethionema huber-morathii, Aethionema karamanicum, Aethionema lepidioides, Aethionema levandowskyi, Aethionema lycium, Aethionema marashicum, Aethionema membranaceum, Aethionema munzurense, Aethionema orbiculatum, Aethionema papillosum, Aethionema retsina, Aethionema saxatile, Aethionema schistosum, Aethionema semnanensis, Aethionema speciosum, Aethionema spicatum, Aethionema stylosum, Aethionema subulatum, Aethionema syriacum, Aethionema thesiifolium, Aethionema thomasianum, Aethionema transhyrcanum, Aethionema turcicum, Aethionema umbellatum, Aethionema virgatum,

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