Vernonia volkameriifolia 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 volkameriifolia (DC.) Kuntze; Gymnanthemum volkameriifolium (DC.) H.Rob.; Punduana volkameriifolia (DC.) Steetz; Conyza punduana Wall.; Conyza volkameriifolia Wall.; Eupatorium volkameriifolium Wall.; Punduana vulgaris Steetz; Vernonia acuminata DC.; Vernonia cuspidata H.Buek; Vernonia esquirolii H.Lév.; Vernonia punduana DC.; Vernonia volkameriifolia subsp. siamica (Hosseus) H.Koyama; Vernonia volkameriifolia var. siamica Hosseus; Vernonia vulgaris Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Monosis volkameriifolia (DC.) H.Rob. & Skvarla
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Small trees or shrubs, with brown pubescent shoot and leaves; Leaves petioled, obovate, obovate-oblong or oblanceolate, acute or acuminate, base narrowed, margins more or less entire or sinuate-dentate, glabrous or glabrescent above, tomentose-hairy beneath; Heads numerous, 3-10 flowered, in terminal, cymose panicles; Involucral bracts few seriate; Florets pink or purplish; Achenes 10-ribbed, pilose-glandular; Pappus filiform, white, persistant.
  • Flower, Fruit : December- May
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : North Lushai hills, Sialsuk, Aizawl-Champhai, Phongpui
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 804
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Vernonia volkameriifolia. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

India Distribution

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