Anaphalis nepalensis (Spreng.) Hand.-Mazz.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Basionym : Helichrysum nepalense Spreng.
  • Synonym(s) : Anaphalis cuneifolia Hook.f.; Anaphalis mairei H.Lév.; Anaphalis nepalensis var. cuneifolia (DC.) Aswal; Antennaria triplinervis var. cuneifolia; Gnaphalium cuneifolium Wall.; Gnaphalium donianum Sch.Bip.; Gnaphalium intermedium Wall.; Gnaphalium nepalense DC.; Gnaphalium nubigenum Wall.; Helichrysum elegans D.Don; Helichrysum stoloniferum D.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Anaphalis nepalensis (Spreng.) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Common name : Nepal Pearly Everlasting
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Alpine or subalpine grasslands, conifer forests, forest margins, scrub, valleys, riverbanks, river sands, rocks, rock crevices, among lichens on slopes; 2400 - 4500 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Lower leaves 0.5-2.2cm wide, 1- or 3-veined, lowest usually petiolate; inflorescences of (1 -) 5-15 capitula
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to Central China 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: 149
    • 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: 1521
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Anaphalis nepalensis. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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