Vernonia subsessilis DC.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Asteraceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Khasianthus subsessilis (DC.) H.Rob. & Skvarla
  • Habit : Shrubs or undershrub
  • Key identification features : Stout, pubescent-tomentose, shrubs or undershrubs; Stems corymbosely branched above; Leaves subsessile, obovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, acute or acuminate, cuneate or acute at base, margins serrate-dentate, glabrous above, pubescent along the nerves beneath; Heads 30-50 flowered, in terminal, leafy corymbs; Involucral bracts, multiseriate, foliaceous; Florets purple; Achenes obscurely 10-ribbed, dense silky; pappus reddish, outer numerous, subpaliaceous, persistent.
  • Flower, Fruit : November- March
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Zongling
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 803
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Vernonia subsessilis. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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