Anaphalis contorta (D.Don) Hook.f.

 
  • 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) : Anaphalis contorta var. pellucida (Franch.) Y.Ling; Anaphalis falconeri C.B.Clarke; Anaphalis franchetiana Diels; Antennaria contorta D.Don; Gnaphalium contortum (D.Don) Ham. ex Spreng.; Gnaphalium pellucidum Franch.; Gnaphalium simplicicaule Wall.; Gnaphalium tenellum Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Anaphalis contorta (D.Don) Hook.f.
  • Common name : Eared-Leaf Pearly Everlasting
  • Vernacular name :
    • Buki phool (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Open slopes, grassland and screes, 1500 - 4500 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Tehri Garhwal (Dhanaulti)
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan to China (Yunnan, West Guizhou) and Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 148
    • 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: 1518-1519
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Anaphalis contorta. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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