Genus: 1 species.
Region: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Yunnan.
Content: acteoside, chrysin, negletein, ladanein, betulonic acid, apigenin, caffeic acid, quercetin, anisofolin A, apigetrin, forsythoside A, β-sitosterol, ferulic acid and derivatives; flavonoids, polyphenols.
Use: Ayurveda; herb as fodder; dried branches as fuel.