Gynura nitida DC. (Syn: Gynura simplex ) ?;
Stout herbs, stem furrowed, glabrous. Leaves basal and cauline, similar, 10-15 x 3-4 cm, oblanceolate, entire, apex obtusely acute, narrowed and amplexicaule at base. Heads 16 x 12 mm, cylindrical, 10-20 together, in panicled cymes; bracts 10 x 2 mm, lanceolate, acute; receptacle rugose. Flowers not all fertile; corolla 10 mm long, lobes obtuse, glandular. Achenes 3.5 x 1 mm, ellipsoid, 11-ribbed, truncate, black; pappus 14 mm long, white. Flowering and fruiting: January-December Grasslands Western Ghats
scientific name of the herb please? : Attachments (4). 6 posts by 4 authors could someone please identify the herb, pictures attached. Date & Time 30 September 2010 Location: Place, Altitude, GPS Chethalayam, Wayanad. Habitat: Garden, Urban, Wild Type: Wild Plant Habit: Tree, Shrub, Climber, Herb herb Height, Length. Leaves Type, Shape, Size- Large Do the leaves in the last photograph belong to the same plant as shown flowering in other photographs? Possibly Gynura nitida.The plant is different but of the same species. The flower buds are just forming. I added this picture to let you have an idea of the leaves. |
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