Gynura nepalensis DC.

 
  • 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) : Cacalia aurantiaca Wall.; Cacalia flava Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.; Cacalia foetens Wall.; Cacalia nepalensis Spreng. ex DC.; Gynura dielsii H.Lév.; Gynura foetens DC.; Gynura nudibasis (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Lauener & D.K.Ferguson; Senecio foetens Sch.Bip.; Senecio nepalensis Sch.Bip.; Senecio nudibasis H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gynura nepalensis DC.
  • Common name : Nepal Gynura
  • Vernacular name :
    • Khamvaihlo (Mizo)
    • Lezino, Lizienuo (Angami)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Found on rocks, field margins, by streams in the Himalayas, at altitudes of 1100 - 2100 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The juice of the plant is applied to cuts and wounds.
  • Key identification features : Pappus hairs numerous, white, silky
  • Flower, Fruit : May-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : KKEY
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan, Guizhou) and North Indo-China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 157
    • 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: 1600
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gynura nepalensis. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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