Gynura

 

Gynura amplexicaulis Oliv. & Hiern (Images by Satish Nikam (Id by MADHUKAR BACHULKAR)  & Alka Khare (Id by Radha Veach) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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Gynura bicolor (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC. (Images by Sheila (Id by Aarti S Khale & Balkar Singh) & Prashant Awale (Id by Shrikant Ingalhalikar) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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Gynura nitida DC. ? (Images by Yazdi Palia (Id suggestion by Neil Soares) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)

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Gynura travancorica W.W.Sm. (Images by Samir Mehta (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

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A revision of Gynura (Asteraceae: Senecioneae)- Ongkarn VANIJAJIVA & Joachim W. KADEREIT- Journal of Systematics and Evolution 49 (4): 285–314 (2011) -
Abstract : A revision of the paleotropical genus Gynura Cass. is presented. Forty-four species are recognized, of  which three are described as new. These are G. daviesiae Vanijajiva & Kadereit, G. villosa Vanijajiva & Kadereit, and G. siamensis Vanijajiva & Kadereit. Gynura dissecta (F. G. Davies) Vanijajiva & Kadereit, G. annua (F. G. Davies)  Vanijajiva & Kadereit, and G. aurantiaca (Bl.) DC. subsp. parviflora (F. G. Davies) Vanijajiva & Kadereit are new  combinations. An identification key, descriptions, and distribution maps are provided

Here are the keys to genus Gynura from Flora Maharashtra 3:11.
1. Leaves glabrous...................................................2
2. Climbing or sarmentose herbs----------------G. procumbens
2. Erect herbs--------------------------------3
3. Leaves fleshy, 2.8-4 by 2.8-4 cm -------------G. nitida
3. Leaves not fleshy, 2.5 by 2.5 cm--------------.G. bicolor
1. Leaves with dense tomentum, simple----------.G. travancorica

BSI Flora of India with details & keys (Volume 12- 1995) (Distribution): 
Gynura aurantiaca (Blume) DC. (India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh; Indonesia)
Gynura bicolor (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC. (India: Widely distributed between 2000 - 3000 m. Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Maharashtra; Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China and Japan)
  subsp. Iycopersicifolia (India: South India) 
  subsp. taprobanensis Grierson (India: Orissa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu; Sri Lanka)
Gynura nepalensis DC. (India: Himalayas and the N.E. region. Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and Meghalaya; Nepal, China, Myanmar and Thailand)
Gynura nitida DC. in Wight (India: Penninsular India, between 1200 - 2500 m. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu)
Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. (India: Arunachal Pradesh, Abor Hills; Tropical W. Africa, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malesia, Nigeria, Siberia, Ivory-Coast and Central African Empire)
Gynura pseudochina (L.) DC. (India: Sikkim and Kerala; Sri Lanka. China, Myanmar, Indonesia and Thailand)
Gynura travancorica W.W. Smith (India: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala)


BinomialHabitNotesReferencesDistribution
Gynura aurantiaca (Blume) DC.HerbWestern Ghats, Naturalized,  Native of AustraliaFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987Coimbatore, Dindigul,  Nilgiri,  Theni, Tiruchchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar
Gynura bicolor (Willd.) DC.HerbWestern Ghats, Open LocalitiesMatthew, 1999Dindigul
Gynura lycopersicifolia DC.HerbWestern Ghats, Open  LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987Coimbatore, Dindigul, Nilgiri, Tirunelveli
Gynura nitida DC.HerbWestern Ghats & Eastern Ghats,  High Altitude, Open  LocalitiesFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983Coimbatore, Dindigul, Kanniyakumari, Nilgiri, Salem, Theni, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar
Gynura pseudo-china (L.) DC. HerbWestern Ghats , Moist Deciduous to Evergreen ForestsFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli
Gynura travancorica W.W. SmithHerbWestern Ghats, Evergreen ForestsFlora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Sharma et al. 1977Dindigul, Nilgiri, Theni

Gynura angulosa DC. (syn. of Gynura cusimbua (D. Don) S. Moore as per GRIN, FOC but not as per GCC)
Gynura cusimbua (DON) MOORE
Gynura hispida THW.
Gynura pseudo-china DC.

Botanical nameSynonymsFamilyCommon name
Gynura cusimbua Gynura angulosa, Cacalia cusimbua Asteraceae Hill Gynura
Gynura pseudochina Gynura miniata Asteraceae Chinese Gynura

Species with distribution in annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal (Distribution):

Gynura cusimbua (D. Don) S. Moore (Himalaya (Garhwal to Mishmi), India, Tibet, Burma, Thailand, W. China)

Gynura nepalensis DC. (Himalaya (Kashmir to Bhutan), Assam, Burma, Thailand, China)

Gynura pseudo-china (L.) DC. ( Himalaya (Nepal to Bhutan), India, Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, China, cultivated in Java)


Some species found in India with description & keys from Flora of China [Distribution other than China]:

Gynura bicolor (Roxburgh ex Willdenow) Candolle [Myanmar, Thailand; widely cultivated in gardens].

Gynura cusimbua (D. Don) S. Moore [Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand].

Gynura nepalensis Candolle [Bhutan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand].

Gynura procumbens (Loureiro) Merrill [Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam; Africa].

Gynura pseudochina (Linnaeus) Candolle [Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand; Africa; tropical Africa; cultivated in Indonesia (Java)].


Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 3

By T. Pullaiah (2007- Details with keys):


Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha (2004- details):

An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- Details with keys):

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