Saussurea heteromalla (D. Don) Hand.-Mazz.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Basionym : Cnicus heteromallus D.Don
  • Synonym(s) : Aplotaxis candicans DC.; Aplotaxis scaposa Edgew.; Carduus heteromallus D.Don; Cirsium heteromallum (D.Don) Spreng.; Cnicus candicans Wall.; Jurinea brassicifolia Bornm.; Jurinea malacophylla Rech.f. & Esfand.; Saussurea brahuica Boiss.; Saussurea brassicifolia (Bornm.) Rech.f.; Saussurea candicans (DC.) Sch.Bip.; Saussurea heteromalla (D.Don) Raizada & Saxena; Saussurea viridifolia Gilli; Theodorea brahuica Kuntze; Theodorea heteromalla (D.Don) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Jurinea heteromalla (D.Don) N.Garcia, Herrando & Susanna
  • Common name : Kaliziri
  • Vernacular name :
    • Murang, Kaliziri, Batula (Hindi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Alpine meadow, rocky slope and roadside or waste places; 550 - 4000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Rare in the forest edges
  • Flower, Fruit : January-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Uttarakhand : Dehradun
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Ladakh : Leh district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Afghanisthan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 161
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1443
    • Butola Jitendra & Samant S., (2010). Saussurea species in Indian Himalayan Region: Diversity, distribution and indigenous uses. International Journal of Plant Biology. Vol.9: 43-51
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saussurea heteromalla. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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