Saussurea obvallata

Taxobox
name = "Saussurea obvallata"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Cynareae
genus = "Saussurea"
species = "S. obvallata"
binomial = "Saussurea obvallata"
binomial_authority = (DC.) Edgew.

"Saussurea obvallata", also known as Brahma Kamal, is a species of flowering plant named after Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. It is native to the Himalayas, India, Northern Burma and South-West China.

References

[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242346852 Plants of Nepal]