Cicerbita lessertiana (DC.) Mamgain & R.R.Rao

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Basionym : Mulgedium lessertianum DC.
  • Synonym(s) : Cicerbita lessertiana var. dentata (DC.) Roohi Bano & Qaiser; Cicerbita lessertiana subsp. dentata (DC.) Mamgain & R.R.Rao; Cicerbita lessertiana var. lyrata (Decne.) Roohi Bano & Qaiser; Cicerbita lessertiana subsp. lyrata (Decne.) Mamgain & R.R.Rao; Hieracium lessertianum Wall.; Lactuca lessertiana C.B.Clarke; Melanoseris lessertiana var. lyrata (Decne.) Ghafoor, Qaiser & Roohi Bano; Melanoseris lyrata Decne.; Mulgedium lessertianum DC.; Mulgedium lessertianum var. dentatum DC.; Mulgedium lessertianum subsp. dentatum (DC.) Karthik. & Moorthy; Mulgedium lessertianum subsp. lyratum (Decne.) Karthik. & Moorthy
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Melanoseris lessertiana (DC.) Decne.
  • Common name : Lessert's Violet Dandelion, Lessert's Lettuce
  • Vernacular name :
    • Jangli palak (Hindi)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands on mountain slopes; 2700 - 4500 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Melanoseris lessertiana shows considerable variation in habit, leaf shape, and achene beak length over its distribution area.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan to North-West India and 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: 153
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cicerbita lessertiana. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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