Vernonia extensa DC.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Asteraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cacalia extensa (DC.) Kuntze; Conyza extensa Wall.; Eupatorium rufum Spreng. ex DC.; Gymnanthemum cylindriceps (C.B.Clarke) H.Rob.; Vernonia cylindriceps C.B.Clarke; Vernonia subarborea Vaniot
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gymnanthemum extensum (DC.) Steetz
  • Habit : Shrubs or undershrub
  • Key identification features : Erect, pubescent, shrubs or undershrubs; Stems sparingly branched from below; leaves petioled, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, attenuate at base, margins serrate, puberulous on both the surface; Heads larger, oblong, 8-10 flowered, in terminal, loosely corymbose panicles; Involucral bracts, linear-oblong, obtuse, glabrous; Florets bright mauve; Achenes 10-ribbed, pilose-pubescent; Pappus reddish, with outer setae smaller.
  • Flower, Fruit : December- March
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Phongpui, Lushai hills
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 800
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Vernonia extensa. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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