Myriactis nepalensis Less.

 
  • 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) : Dichrocephala leveillei Vaniot; Lavenia dentata Wall.; Lavenia sphaerantha Wall.; Myriactis carnosa Wall.; Myriactis gracilis Edgew.; Myriactis oleosa Edgew.; Sphaeranthus integrifolius L.f. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Myriactis nepalensis Less.
  • Common name : Nepal Myriactis
  • Vernacular name :
    • Thuke phoo (Nepali)
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Forests, forest margins, thicket margins, slopes, wet areas on grassy-shrubby disturbed slopes, steep moist slopes, meadows, open and moist or humid areas along streamsides, ravines, roadsides; 700-3700 m.
  • Key identification features : Leaves simple, sometimes lower lobed or parted, lateral lobes 1- or 2-paired
  • Flower, Fruit : April-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Jawa, India, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South China and New Guinea
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 159
    • 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: 1529
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Myriactis nepalensis. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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