Saussurea candolleana (DC.) Sch.Bip.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Synonym(s) : Aplotaxis candolleana DC.; Saussurea candolleana subsp. platyptera Lipsch.; Saussurea pterocaulon Decne.; Theodorea candolleana (DC.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saussurea candolleana (DC.) Sch.Bip.
  • Common name : Candolle's Saw-Wort
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : On scree slopes, Juniperus woodlands; 2800 - 3900 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Tall forb communities on scree slopes
  • Flower, Fruit : August-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to Himalaya and South Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 160
    • 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: 1450-1451
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saussurea candolleana. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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