Saussurea obvallata (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 obvallata DC.; Carduus tectus Wall.; Theodorea obvallata (DC.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saussurea obvallata (DC.) Sch.Bip.
  • Common name : Brahma Kamal
  • Vernacular name :
    • Brahma Kamal (Hindi)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands, rocky places on mountain slopes, by streams, scree slopes; 3200 - 5200 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : A postal stamp was issued by the Indian Postal Department to commemorate this flower.
  • Key identification features : Heads purpulish-white. Achenes obovoid, flattened, glabrous, ribbed. Pappus pale-brown
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (West Sichuan, North-West Yunnan) and North Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • 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: 1438-1439
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 206
    • Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol.2 . Published BSI: 410
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saussurea obvallata. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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