Sphaeranthus indicus L.
First published in Sp. Pl.: 927 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Yunnan) to Tropical Asia and Australia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Oligolepis indicus (L.) Cass. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 210 (1841)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Sphaeranthus hirtus Willd. in Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 3: 2395 (1803)
- Sphaeranthus mollis Roxb. in Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 3: 446 (1832)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
- Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
- GCC in GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist. Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
- Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
- Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3178] | Sphaeranthus hirtus | K001118688 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3178], India | Sphaeranthus hirtus | K001118689 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3178], India | Sphaeranthus hirtus | K001118691 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3178], India | Sphaeranthus hirtus | K001118692 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3178] | Sphaeranthus hirtus | K001118693 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3178], India | Sphaeranthus hirtus | K001118690 | Yes |
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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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 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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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 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images