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Colchicum luteum yellow colchicum
1. 2/5/2018 Colchicum luteum Yellow Colchicum
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Yellow Colchicum
ative Photo: Suresh Rana
Common name: Yellow Colchicum • Dogri: Barfbasant, Hirantutiya, Hiranyatuth, Surunjaan,
Virkimposh • Hindi: Hirantutiya • Kannada: Kaadige gida • Sanskrit: Hiranyatuttha, Suranjana •
Tamil: curinacanmiciri, curincan • Urdu: suranjan shirin, suranjan talkh
Botanical name: Colchicum luteum Family: Colchicaceae (Colchicum family)
Yellow Colchicum is a perennial herb found in the Himalayas. Corms are ovoid, oblong, 1.5
3.5 x 12 cm, flattened at the base, with longitudinal groove on one side. Coat is brown to
darkbrown, membranous. Flowers are yellow, funnelshaped, 34 cm across. Tepals are 6,
united below into a long, narrow tube, up to 9 cm long. Segments are linear to inverted
lanceshaped, 23 cm long, pointed to blunt. Stamens are 6, attached at the base of the tepals,
not protruding. Filaments are 45 mm long, anthers yellow, linear, 11.5 cm long. Ovary is
superior, trilocular. Styles are 3, threadlike, longer than the stamens, stigma minute. Leaves
are 36, appearing at flowering time, linear to broadly linear, 1020 cm long, 0.52 cm broad,
tip blunt. Fruit is capsular, ovoid, up to 3 cm long, seeds numerous, spherical, 2 mm in
diameter. Yellow Colchicum is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to Himachal Pradesh, at
altitudes of 10002700 m. Flowering: FebruaryJune.
Medicinal uses: Yellow Colchicum is useful in the treatment of rheumatic swelling. A paste
made with saffron and egg can be applied beneficially to rheumatic and other swellings. Dried
and powdered root of the plant is useful in the healing of wounds. It should be sprinkled on the
affected area.
Identification credit: Pravir Deshmukh, Suresh Rana
Photographed in Paddar Valley, Jammu &
Kashmir & Lahaul Valley, Himachal Pradesh.
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