Asteraceae
Gynura

Gynura nepalensis DC.

First published in Prodr. 6: 300 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (Yunnan, Guizhou) and N. Indo-China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2024). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 5: 1-432. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2024). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 5: 1-432. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002602588 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [7822] China K002602749 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [7904] India K002602564 Yes
[Hettanra] [s.n.] India K002602576 No
Sorensen; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [11042] Thailand K002602745 Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [3417] Bhutan K002602584 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [s.n.] India K002602583 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [7904] India K002602562 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [3312] China K002602751 Yes
Kermode, C.W.D. [16664] Burma K002602589 Yes
[Stremsen] [6928] Thailand K002602743 Yes
s.coll. [1001] India K002602580 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2899] Thailand K002602746 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [646] India K002602563 Yes
Edgeworth [143] India K002602582 Yes
Griffith [2140] Bhutan K002602567 No
Sørensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [6928] Thailand K002602742 Yes
J.D.H. [s.n.] India K002602571 Yes
[T. T.] [s.n.] India K002602574 Yes
Collett, H. [408] Burma K000843785 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27670C] India K002602566 Yes
J.D.H. [s.n.] India K002602572 Yes
Gould, B.J. [290] Bhutan K002602586 Yes
Morse, H.B. [533] Burma K002602578 Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [1122] Bhutan K002602587 Yes
Watt, G. [7498] India K002602577 Yes
Put [4411] Thailand K002602747 Yes
[illegible] [17] India K002602573 Yes
s.coll. [426] India K002602575 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [7822] China K002602748 No
[V Govi] [24] Thailand K002602741 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [[6607]] India K002602579 Yes
Sorensen; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [944] Thailand K002602744 Yes
Bor, N.L. [2946] India K002602565 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27670B] India K002602570 Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [4319] Bhutan K002602585 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [5699] India K002602581 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27698] India K002602569 No
Collet, H. [s.n.] Burma K000843784 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [4109B] K002602590 Yes
J.D.H. [s.n.] India K002602568 Yes
Forrest, G. [7700] Thailand K002602750 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3156] Burma Cacalia foetens K001118658 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3146] Nepal Cacalia aurantiaca K001118642 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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