Echinops echinatus Roxb.

 
  • 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) : Echinops echinatus Roxb.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Gokru, Utakanta (Hindi)
    • Brahmadandi (Kannada)
    • Batresh (Oria)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Open forests
  • Comments / notes : Common in plains and wasteland
  • Flower, Fruit : September-March
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Chittoor district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Vizianagaram district, Vishakapatnam district, Krishna district, East Godavari district
    • Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
    • Odisha : Bargarh district, Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district, Tiruvannamalai district, Salem district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • Native : Afghanistan
  • World Distribution : India, Afghanistan, Pakistan
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • 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
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan district
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore district
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga district
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere district
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Echinops echinatus. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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