Ramtil (Niger) ka Botanical name and classifications

Niger is a slender, more branching, and yellow-flowered seasonal plant of the Asteraceae family (Flower family) that is grown for its seeds from which oil is extracted, which is very effective.

Plant description of Ramtil (Nizer)

Plant – Its plant is 4 to 6 feet high, full of subsidiary branches. But in today’s time, its height remains only 1 to 3 feet. Its stem is soft and green in early stages, and black and hard in maturity. Then in the dry state, it is comparatively more rigid and darker black.

Flower – Its flower is yellow in color with 4 petals and is full of the pollen grain.

Leaf – Its leaves are conical green.

Seed – Its seeds are of small black color about 0.5 cm in size. From which oil is extracted and used.

Scientific classification of Niger (Ramtil)

Kingdom:  Plantae

Clade:     Angiosperms (flower plant group)

(unranked) :       Eudicots

(unranked) :       Asterids

Order:       Asterales

Family:      Asteraceae (Flower family)

Genus:       Guizotia

Species:     G. abyssinica

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