Brachyactis roylei (DC.) Wendelbo

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Synonym(s) : Aster umbrosus (Kar. & Kir.) Govaerts; Brachyactis alpina Y.Wei & C.H.An; Brachyactis umbrosa (Kar. & Kir.) Benth.; Brachyactis wangtuensis Hook.f.; Conyza roylei DC.; Conyza umbrosa Kar. & Kir.; Conyza wangtuensis C.B.Clarke; Erigeron umbrosus (Kar. & Kir.) Boiss.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Neobrachyactis roylei (DC.) Brouillet
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Among rocks and shrubs; 1800 - 4300 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Stems moderately to densely stipitate glandular and sparsely villous; capitula 1-1.2 cm in diam., numerous, in racemiform or racemose-paniculiform synflorescences; phyllaries green, ca. 1/3 shorter than disk florets, outer shorter than inner, ± villous and densely short-stipitate glandular.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : South-West Iran, Afghanistan to North Xinjiang and West Himalaya
  • 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Brachyactis roylei. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

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