9. Tribe ANTHEMIDEAE

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noid tomentose; lobules acute apically, narrowly winged at midvein.
Capitula in broad or somewhat broad panicles.
Roadsides, forest margins, slopes, shrublands; low to middle elevations.
Anhui, Fujian, S Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan,
S Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning,
SE Nei Mongol, S Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, SE
Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar,
Philippines, N Thailand, Vietnam; North and Central America,
Oceania].
Material from SE Asia formerly included within Artemisia dubia
belongs to A. indica var. indica.
Artemisia indica var. indica is used medicinally; in particular, the
root is used for a tonic for the kidneys.
77b. Artemisia indica var. elegantissima (Pampanini) Y. R.
Ling & Humphries, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(3): 29. 1988.
雅致艾 ya zhi ai
Artemisia elegantissima Pampanini, Nuovo Giorn. Bot.
Ital., n.s., 33: 454. 1926.
Branches 15–25 cm. Leaves abaxially sparsely tomentose
or glabrescent; lobules acuminate apically, winged at midvein.
Capitula in broad panicles.
Slopes; middle to high elevations. SE Xizang [N India].
78. Artemisia princeps Pampanini, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital.,
n.s., 36: 444. 1930.
魁蒿 kui hao
Artemisia montana (Nakai) Pampanini f. occidentalis
Pampanini; A. parvula Pampanini; A. vulgaris Linnaeus var.
maximoviczii Nakai, p.p.; A. vulgaris f. nipponica Nakai.
Herbs, perennial, 60–150 cm tall, sparsely arachnoid puberulent
or glabrescent. Leaves densely arachnoid tomentose
abaxially. Lowermost leaves long petiolate; leaf blade ovate or
elliptic-ovate, 1- or 2-pinnatipartite; segments 2 pairs, oblong or
oblong-elliptic. Middle stem leaves: petiole 1–2(–3) cm; leaf
blade ovate or ovate-elliptic, 6–12 × 4–8 cm, pinnatipartite,
rarely -sect; segments 2(or 3) pairs, elliptic-lanceolate or elliptic;
distal lobe and lobules of lateral lobes larger, obtuse apically.
Uppermost leaves pinnatipartite; leaflike bracts 3-lobed or
entire. Capitula in somewhat broad panicles, oblong or oblongovoid,
1.5–2.5 mm in diam. Phyllaries sparsely arachnoid puberulent.
Marginal female florets 5–7. Disk florets 4–9, bisexual.
Fr. Jul–Nov. 2n = 34.
Roadsides, slopes, shrublands, forest margins, valleys, riverbanks;
below 100–1400 m. Anhui, S Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, S
Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, S Liaoning, SE Nei
Mongol, S Shaanxi, Shandong, S Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan
[Japan, Korea].
Artemisia princeps is used medicinally.
79. Artemisia occidentalisinensis Y. R. Ling, Bull. Bot. Res.,
Harbin 8(3): 2. 1988 [“occidentali-sinensis”].
华西蒿 hua xi hao
Herbs, perennial, 100–150 cm tall; rhizome short, thick;
ANTHEMIDEAE
stem often solitary, branches many, 20–30 cm, subglabrous.
Lower and middle stem leaves: petiole 2–10 mm; leaf blade
elliptic-ovate, 4–9 × 2.5–4 cm, yellow or brown gland-dotted,
1–3-pinnatipartite or -sect; segments 4 or 5 pairs; lobes or
lobules linear or linear-lanceolate or serrate, 5–25(–35) × 2.5–5
mm, base attenuate, margin revolute, acuminate apically; rachis
narrowly winged. Uppermost leaves pinnatipartite or -sect; leaflike
bracts pinnatipartite or entire. Synflorescence a broad panicle;
ultimate branches with up to 8 capitula. Capitula solitary or
in groups of 3 or 4, sessile. Involucre ellipsoid or oblong-campanulate,
2–3 mm in diam.; phyllaries initially puberulent, glabrescent.
Marginal female florets 6–8. Disk florets 10–20, bisexual.
Achenes obovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
● Slopes, roadsides; middle to high elevations. W Sichuan, Xizang.
1a. Middle stem leaves 1- or
2-pinnatipartite, lobules
8–25(–35) × 2.5–3.5 mm,
margin entire .......................... 79a. var. occidentalisinensis
1b. Middle stem leaves 2- or
3-pinnatipartite, lobules
5–10 × 4–5 mm, margin serrate ........ 79b. var. denticulata
79a. Artemisia occidentalisinensis var. occidentalisinensis
华西蒿(原变种) hua xi hao (yuan bian zhong)
Middle stem leaves 1- or 2-pinnatipartite; lobules linear or
linear-lanceolate, 8–25(–35) × 2.5–3.5 mm, margin entire.
● Slopes, roadsides; middle to high elevations. Xizang.
79b. Artemisia occidentalisinensis var. denticulata Y. R. Ling,
Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(3): 3. 1988.
齿裂华西蒿 chi lie hua xi hao
Middle stem leaves 2- or 3-pinnatipartite; lobules lanceolate,
5–10 × 4–5 mm, margin serrate.
● Middle to high elevations. W Sichuan, E Xizang.
80. Artemisia incisa Pampanini, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s.,
33: 456. 1926.
尖裂叶蒿 jian lie ye hao
Artemisia nuristanica Kitamura.
Herbs, perennial, 100–150 cm tall, pubescent, sometimes
glabrescent. Lower and middle stem leaves: petiole 3–10 mm;
leaf blade ovate or elliptic-ovate, (7–)14–18(–20) × (5–)6–10
cm, abaxially densely to sparsely grayish green arachnoid pubescent,
adaxially green with sparse T-shaped hairs, (1 or)2-pinnatipartite
to pinnatisect; segments 3–5 pairs, elliptic or oblong,
4–6 × 2–3.5 cm, sharply acute; lobules 3 or 4 pairs, base attenuate,
2- or 3-serrate at margin; rachis winged. Uppermost leaves
and leaflike bracts pinnatipartite or -cleft. Synflorescence a
narrow to broad panicle, 10–25 × 5–10 cm; branches obliquely
patent to ascending, up to 25 cm. Capitula ± remote to approximate
near branch apices, shortly pedunculate to sessile. Involucre
ellipsoid or ellipsoid-ovoid, 2–3 mm in diam. Marginal