Asteraceae
Aster

Aster himalaicus C.B.Clarke

First published in Compos. Ind.: 43 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (NW. Yunnan, Sichuan) and N. Myanmar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lidén, M. & Bharali, P. (2020). Flowers of the Se La: 1-135. Uppsula University, Sweden.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1999 Clarke, C.B. [26195], India K000102214 syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Clarke, C.B. [26197], India K000102217 syntype Yes
Cutting, C.S. [20], India K000102212 Unknown type material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [25771], India K000102215 syntype Yes
Clarke, C.B. [26195], India K000102216 Yes
s.coll. [891], India K000102218 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0