Pan India Bouquets

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) : Asteraceae
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
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 nepalensis. Downloaded on 2 December 2023.

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