Blumea paniculata (Willd.) M.R.Almeida

 
  • 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) : Conyza paniculata Willd.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pluchea paniculata (Willd.) Karthik. & Moorthy
  • Common name : Panicled Camphorweed
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Annual herb; stems simple or branched from base, erect; Leaves ovate-lanceshaped or obovate, base tapering, pointed, margins sawtoothed-toothed, hairy; Involucral bracts purplish-tinged, slightly longer than florets, linear, velvet-hairy, reflexed, inner with scarious margins; Receptacle flat or slightly convex, alveolate, glabrous; Fruit pods, brown, oblong, ribbed, velvet-hairy.
  • Flower, Fruit : February- June
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Thane district, Mumbai Suburban district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Blumea paniculata. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

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