Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson
  • Common name : Spot-me Flowers
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Waysides, waste places, Deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : On plains to 1100m,Tropical dry deciduous forests, often a weed of wasteland.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
  • Collection Date : 09/12/2010
  • Collection Nos : FAP 39550
  • Collection Locality : Kalasamudram RF, Anantapur district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, West Godavari district, Kurnool district, Kadapa district, Vishakapatnam district, Srikakulam district, Guntur district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Kolar district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Dharmapuri district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Alwar district
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Blainvillea acmella. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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