Emilia alstonii – eFlora of India

January 7, 2016
Emilia

Emilia alstonii Fosberg, 66 1972.;

Herbs; stems short, ascending. Leaves all cauline; lower leaves orbicular to reniform or ovate, rounded at apex, 4 x 2 cm, petioled; petiole scarcely or narrowly winged; middle leaves with terminal lobe orbicular or reniform, cordate, with broad winged petiole, clasping at the base; uppermost leaves more or less oblong or lanceolate, prominently undulate, dentate or crenate. Inflorescence simple, terminal, ebracteate. Capitula bright purple. Involucre cylindrical, ca 8 x 4 mm; bracts ca 8 mm long. Disc florets 12-13 mm long, 5-lobed; lobes 1.2-1.5 mm long. Anthers 0.6-0.8 mm long. Achenes 5-angled, minutely scabrid on the angles.

Flowering and fruiting: August-December

Grasslands and on wet rocks

South India and Sri Lanka

(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)

Images by Subhanjan Kayet – Id by Prabhu Kumar KM & J.M.Garg

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pink flower for id request : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)

October 2015, KERALA, MUNNAR

Seems to be Emilia alstonii pls check

I think it seems to match with the herbarium specimen at

http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=676&cat=1

Emillia sonchifolia for validation : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)

Emillia sonchifolia perhaps

Eravikulam WLS, Munnar, Kerala, in the Nilgiris

First week of October 2018

Yes, most probably it should be Emilia sonchifolia..

I find it closer to images at Emilia alstonii Fosberg as per comparative images at Emilia

Emilia sonchifolia

Thanks, … But to me these match with your post on Emilia alstonii Fosberg

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1
GCC IPNI BSI Flora of India JSTOR
(Specimen) India Biodiversity Portal Kerala plants Biodiversity of Sri Lanka Herbarium JCB

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