Pan India Bouquets

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) : Asteraceae
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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Anaphalis nepalensis. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.

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