Gynura nepalensis

Gynura nepalensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Senecioneae
Subtribus: Senecioninae
Genus: Gynura
Species: Gynura nepalensis

Name

Gynura nepalensis DC., Prodr. 6:300. 1838

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Senecio nepalensis (DC.) Sch.Bip. in Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 159 (1867)
• Heterotypic
  • Cacalia aurantiaca Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 3146 (1831), not validly publ.
  • Cacalia flava Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 3: 333 (1881)
  • Cacalia foetens Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 3156 (1831)
  • Cacalia nepalensis Spreng. ex DC. in Prodr. 6: 300 (1838), not validly publ.
  • Gynura dielsii H.Lév. in Bull. Géogr. Bot. 24: 284 (1914)
  • Gynura foetens DC. in Prodr. 6: 300 (1838)
  • Gynura nudibasis (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Lauener & D.K.Ferguson in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 34: 359 (1976)
  • Senecio foetens (DC.) Sch.Bip. in Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 159 (1867)
  • Senecio nudibasis H.Lév. & Vaniot in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6: 331 (1909)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia China (Guizhou, Yunnan), Bhutan, ?Jammu & Kashmir, India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Darjeeling), Nepal, Burma (Mon), Bhutan, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• De Candolle, A.P. 1838 ["1837"]. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 6: Sistens Compositarum continuationem. 687 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 6: 300.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Gynura nepalensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Gynura nepalensis. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 28 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Gynura nepalensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Gynura nepalensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Feb. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gynura nepalensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Cholesterol spinach, Mollucan spinach, Scrambling Gynura, Sambung Nyawa

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