Dipsacus asper Wall. ex DC.

 
  • Family : DIPSACACEAE
    (Teasel Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : DIPSACUS FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Virga aspera (Wall. ex DC.) Holub; Dipsacus asperoides C.Y.Cheng & T.M.Ai; Dipsacus asperoides var. emeiensis Z.T.Yin; Dipsacus cyanocapitatus C.Y.Cheng & T.M.Ai; Dipsacus daliensis T.M.Ai; Dipsacus daliensis var. multifidus H.B.Chen; Dipsacus enshiensis C.Y.Cheng & T.M.Ai; Dipsacus kangdingensis Ai & X.F.Feng; Dipsacus simaoensis Y.Y.Qian; Dipsacus yulongensis Ai & L.J.Yang
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dipsacus asper Wall. ex DC.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Erect, prickly, perennial herbs; Leaves simple or lower ones pinnatifid, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, base connate, acute to acuminate at apex, hairy above, scabrous beneath; Flowers in cymose- subglobose heads, creamy-white or light purple; heads terminal, solitary or many; bracteoles ciliate, obovate-lanceolate; Achenes 8-ribbed, crowned and enveloped by an epicalyx.
  • Flower, Fruit : September- December
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Champhai
  • Native : China, India, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, India, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 737
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dipsacus asper. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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