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valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Sonboli
                
                
                    
Source:
ipni
                
                
                    
Year:
2013
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Nordic J. Bot. 31(5): 592 (2013)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001337440
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Semnanensis Ajania
- Ajania Plant
- Chinese Ajania
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Ajania semnanensis (also called Semnan Ajania, among many other common names) is an evergreen shrub native to Iran. It has dark green, leathery leaves and produces small, white flowers. It grows best in partial shade and prefers moist, well-drained soil.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Ajania semnanensis is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a medicinal plant for treating various ailments such as fever, cold, and cough.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Ajania semnanensis has small, white flowers that are borne in clusters on the tips of the branches. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings are small and delicate.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Ajania semnanensis is a hardy perennial that grows best in partial shade. It prefers well-drained soil with a pH of 6.5-7.5. Propagation is done by division or by seed. Plant the divisions or seeds 8-10 inches apart.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Ajania semnanensis
                        
                            Ajania semnanensis is native to Iran, where it can be found in the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Ajania genus
                        
                            Ajania tripinnatisecta, 
Ajania breviloba, 
Ajania amphiseriacea, 
Ajania salicifolia, 
Ajania trilobata, 
Ajania parviflora, 
Ajania rupestris, 
Ajania latifolia, 
Ajania junnanica, 
Ajania nitida, 
Ajania remotipinna, 
Ajania fastigiata, 
Ajania achilleoides, 
Ajania gracilis, 
Ajania alabasica, 
Ajania myriantha, 
Ajania grubovii, 
Ajania trifida, 
Ajania potaninii, 
Ajania trifida, 
Ajania gracilis, 
Ajania brachyantha, 
Ajania pallasiana, 
Ajania scharnhorstii, 
Ajania tibetica, 
Ajania abolinii, 
Ajania przewalskii, 
Ajania hypoleuca, 
Ajania tenuifolia, 
Ajania fruticulosa, 
Ajania pacifica, 
Ajania variifolia, 
Ajania elegantula, 
Ajania shiwogiku, 
Ajania korovinii, 
Ajania purpurea, 
Ajania nematoloba, 
Ajania khartensis, 
Ajania ramosa, 
Ajania nubigena, 
Ajania truncata, 
Ajania adenanthum, 
Ajania quercifolia, 
Ajania sericea, 
Ajania alabasia, 
Ajania semnanensis,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Asteraceae family
                        
                            Aaronsohnia pubescens, 
Aaronsohnia factorovskyi, 
Abrotanella filiformis, 
Abrotanella rostrata, 
Abrotanella linearis, 
Abrotanella trilobata, 
Abrotanella muscosa, 
Abrotanella inconspicua, 
Abrotanella trichoachaenia, 
Abrotanella caespitosa, 
Abrotanella nivigena, 
Abrotanella pusilla, 
Abrotanella linearifolia, 
Abrotanella papuana, 
Abrotanella rosulata, 
Abrotanella emarginata, 
Abrotanella fertilis, 
Abrotanella spathulata, 
Abrotanella purpurea, 
Abrotanella patearoa, 
Abrotanella submarginata, 
Abrotanella diemii, 
Abrotanella scapigera, 
Abrotanella forsterioides, 
Acamptopappus shockleyi, 
Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus, 
Acanthocephalus benthamianus, 
Acanthocephalus amplexifolius, 
Acanthocladium dockeri, 
Acanthodesmos distichus, 
Acanthodesmos gibarensis, 
Acanthospermum humile, 
Acanthospermum consobrinum, 
Acanthospermum glabratum, 
Acanthospermum microcarpum, 
Acanthospermum hispidum, 
Acanthospermum australe, 
Acanthospermum lecocarpoides, 
Acanthostyles buniifolius, 
Acanthostyles saucechicoensis, 
Achillea buiana, 
Achillea conrathii, 
Achillea cucullata, 
Achillea styriaca, 
Achillea clavennae, 
Achillea cappadocica, 
Achillea huber-morathii, 
Achillea ptarmicoides, 
Achillea sieheana, 
Achillea barrelieri,                         
 
                     
                                
                                    
                        References
                        
                            Ali Sonboli: Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Sonboli' in the authors string.