Pan India Bouquets

Ainsliaea aptera DC.

Family : Asteraceae
(Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Asteraceae
Synonym(s) : Liatris cordata Royle ex C.B.Clarke
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ainsliaea aptera DC.
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Deciduous and coniferous forests, also on grassy areas of mountain slopes; 1200 - 3600 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Cleistogamous generation occurs between Sepember-December.
Flower, Fruit : April-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Kalimpong district
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to South Tibet 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: 1418
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Ainsliaea aptera. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.