![]() ![]() It is propagated from cuttings and seeds and reaches maturity in four months.ĭavana is imported worldwide for its sweet fragrance and medicinal values and also used to glorify the idol of Lord Shiva in India. Leaves are alternate, pinnasect or palmatisect. Flowers are racemose panicles with numerous small and yellow flower heads or capitula but silvery white silky covering of down provides foliage a grey or white appearance. Sprigs are used widely in floral composition by women folk for decorating their hair. It is mostly cultivated in southern parts of Karnataka and lesser extent in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. ![]() It is a part of vital component in garlands and bouquets where sprigs of davana imparted an element of freshness and rich extravagant of odor. The essential oil is thick and is transparent and pale yellow. It has balsamic warm wood and bittersweet undertones. It has rich, strongly boozy, penetrating, sweet and mysterious aroma. An essential oil is extracted from leaves and stems through steam distillation method. ![]() It is an aromatic plant of South India which is grown for its flowers and leaves and valued highly for its fruity fragrance. Davana (botanical name Artemisia pallens Wall.) belongs to Asteraceae family possess diploid chromosome number of 2n=16. ![]()
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