Pan India Bouquets

Myriactis javanica 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) : Bellis javanica Blume; Lagenophora javanica Blume ex DC.; Myriactis paniculata Boerl.; Myriactis wightii var. cordata Y.Ling & C.Shih
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Myriactis wightii DC.
Common name : Wight's Myriactis
Habit : Herb
Habitat : In forests on slopes, grasslands, streamsides, clearings, roadsides in the Himalayas, at altitudes of 1500 - 3600 m.
Key identification features : Mid cauline leaves narrowly to broadly ovate
Flower, Fruit : July-November
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : China, India, Jawa, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou) and Vietnam, Jawa
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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Myriactis javanica. Downloaded on 2 December 2023.