Brachyactis anomala (DC.) Kitam.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Basionym : Erigeron anomalus DC.
  • Synonym(s) : Aster menthodorus (Benth.) Govaerts; Brachyactis indica C.B.Clarke; Brachyactis menthodora Benth.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Neobrachyactis anomala (DC.) Brouillet
  • Common name : Himalayan Bracted-Fleabane, Mint Bracted-Fleabane
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Alpine thicket margins, open grassy slopes, 3050 - 4100 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Herb with sweet menthol odor.
  • Key identification features : Perennial herbs; upper leaves sessile, subclasping at base, shortly decurrent on stems; capitula solitary or 3 or 4 crowded at ends of stems and branches; phyllaries longer than disk florets; ray florets longer than disk florets, lamina bluish, exceeding style.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 152
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1507
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Brachyactis anomala. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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