Conyza leucantha (D. Don) Ludlow & Raven
Conyza leucantha (D. Don) Ludlow & Raven
Conyza leucantha (D. Don) Ludlow & Raven
MS106 : Conyza leucantha (D. Don) Ludlow & Raven
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Blumea conyzoides H.Lév. & Vaniot;
Blumea lecomtei Vaniot & H.Lév.;
Blumea leucantha (D.Don) DC.;
Blumeopsis falcata (D.Don) Merr.;
Cacalia disticha DC.;
Cacalia subsimplex Kuntze;
Conyza oligandra Turcz.;
Conyza oligandra Turcz.;
Conyza viscidula Wall. ex DC.;
Conyza wallichii DC.;
Erigeron falcatus D.Don;
Erigeron leucanthus D.Don;
Erigeron obovatus Spreng. ex DC.;
Eschenbachia viscidula (DC.) J.Kost.;
Pluchea doniana Kurz.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae |
| Description | : | Annual herbs. Stems erect, 30-150 cm tall, branched, striate, viscid glandular pubescent, especially in inflorescence, later glabrate. Basal and lower leaves withered and deciduous at anthesis, middle cauline leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 5-10 cm long, 1-4 cm wide, apex acute to acuminate, base attenuate, nearly sessile, margins serrate, sparsely puberulous and glandular dotted on both surfaces. Heads numerous, in glomerules terminating stems and branches, 5 mm long, 6 mm across; peduncle 1-9 mm long. Involucre campanulate, bracts 3-seriate, herbaceous, margins scarious, purplish tinged, subequal, linear-lanceolate, 3-4 mm long, densely glandular puberulous and with few eglandular hairs. Ray florets numerous, corolla tubular, filiform, 0.5-1 mm long, lacerate apically; styles 3-3.5 mm long, prominent, nearly equalling pappus, upper part red-purple. Disc florets 5-10, corolla funnelform, ca. 6 mm long, upper part slightly shorter than lower, minutely pubescent just below apex, 5-lobed; lobes and styles sometimes red-purple. Achenes obovate, compressed, 0.5-0.6 mm long, 0.3-0.4 mm wide, sparsely pubescent, glabrate, pale umber. Pappus slightly reddish, bristles numerous, in one row, 4-6 mm long at maturity, deciduous. Fl. Dec-Mar. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Belkund |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- http://efloraindia.nic.in/efloraindia/taxonList.action?id=5432&type=4
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=100&taxon_id=200023710
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/259939 |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family |
| Genus | : Conyza Less. - horseweed |
| Species | : Conyza leucantha (D. Don) Ludlow & Raven |