Sphaeranthus indicus

Sphaeranthus indicus

Sphaeranthus indicus

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: Inuleae
Subtribus: Plucheinae
Genus: Sphaeranthus
Species: Sphaeranthus indicus

Name

Sphaeranthus indicus L., 1753

Homonyms

• Sphaeranthus indicus Kurz = Sphaeranthus africanus L.
• Sphaeranthus indicus Gaertn. = Sphaeranthus suaveolens var. suaveolens

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Oligolepis indicus (L.) Cass. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 210 (1841)
• Heterotypic
  • Sphaeranthus hirtus Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 2395 (1803)
  • Sphaeranthus mollis Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 446 (1832)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka Regional: China China South-Central Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Continental: AAustralasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 927. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Sphaeranthus indicus. Published online. Accessed: June 14 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Sphaeranthus indicus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Sphaeranthus indicus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 June 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Sphaeranthus indicus. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 14. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sphaeranthus indicus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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