Sclerocarpus africanus Jacq. ex Jacq.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sclerocarpus africanus Jacq. ex Jacq.
  • Common name : African Bonebract
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Open forests and along stream banks
  • Comments / notes : Common in ghats and along roadsides in plains
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Prakasam district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Raisen
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, West Himalaya,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Tropical Africa, Nepal, Pakistan
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 161
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sclerocarpus africanus. Downloaded on 12 November 2024.

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