Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. debile

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Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. debile

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: India present, Malesia to New Caledonia and Fiji present, Southern and Eastern Africa present, most of Asia present, southern China present, southern and central Europe present
India and southern China, throughout Malesia to New Caledonia and Fiji. Subsp. ramossisimum is known from southern and eastern Africa, southern and central Europe, andmost of Asia except Malesia.

Taxonomy

This taxon is here treated as a subspecies of Equisetum ramossisimum rather than as a distinct species because of extensive intergradation in the area of overlap between the two subspecies (Hauke 1963). Intermediate forms are reported from S China, India, and Ryukyu Islands .

Cytology

n = 108 .

Uses

Used externally in Indonesia and Malaysia to treat bruises, wounds, fractures, arthritis. Also used internally to treat dysentery and hemorrhoids.

Citation

Hauke 1975 – In: DeVol in Fl. Taiwan: 56
Tagawa & K. Iwats. 1979 – In: Fl. Thailand: 34