Echinops sahyadricus Sushant More, Fabio Conti & Harshal S. Bhosale, Nordic Journal of Botany, Volume 38, Issue 10 (2020);
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Asteraceae Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads- Echinop echinatus (NSJ-01): Attachments (3). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Echinop echinatus (Indian globe thistle) from Satara
It should be Echinops sphaerocephalus as per images, details and references herein.
Echinops sahyadricus as per images and details herein and as per discussions and details at Echinops echinatus- Kate Chendu- PKA-Dec01
  
  
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Echinops echinatus- Kate Chendu- PKA-Dec01 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7).
Indian Globe Thistle was seen en-route Rajgad Fort on 6th November.
Bot. name: Echinops echinatus
Local name: Kate Chendu
Family: Asteraceae
Bot. name: Echinops echinatus
Local name: Kate Chendu
Family: Asteraceae
wow … looks good
It should be Echinops sphaerocephalus as per images, details and references herein.
As per the latest finding by Shri Sushant More, this plant seems to be the new one named as Echinops sahyadricus.
Hearty Congratulations to Shri Sushant More and his team members and best wishes.
 
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Thank you All attaching images and paper of this plant
Attachments (4)- 16882018.pdf
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Echinops echinatus :: Hatgad near Saputara :: ARKFEB-03 : Attachments (4)
Some pics of Echinos echinatus found on a hill near Saputara, Gujarat in Feb 2017.
It should be Echinops sphaerocephalus as per images, details and references herein.
Echinops sahyadricus as per images and details herein and as per discussions and details at Echinops echinatus- Kate Chendu- PKA-Dec01
Posting By … comes under Hatgad which is in Maharashtra (In original Post by … she mentions Hatgad is Near Saputara which is Border of Gujarat and Maharashtra)
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It should be Echinops sphaerocephalus as per images, details and references herein.
Echinops sahyadricus as per images and details herein and as per discussions and details at Echinops echinatus- Kate Chendu- PKA-Dec01
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Echinops FOR ID :: Pateshwar, Satara :: 21 SEP 14 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 3 images.
Pateshwar … Satara
Date: September 21, 2014 … Altitude: about 2700 – 3300 ft asl
Echinops ¿ sphaerocephalus ?
Dear friends,
This plant standing just about 50 cms or so, found growing on steep slope of hill, covered with semi-evergreen forest, with newly formed flower-heads, which I was assuming to be E. echinatus, is being identified as E. sphaerocephalus as there are no signs of spines on the flower head.
I think the flower head is yet very immature to show spines. Please help with your thoughts.
This plant standing just about 50 cms or so, found growing on steep slope of hill, covered with semi-evergreen forest, with newly formed flower-heads, which I was assuming to be E. echinatus, is being identified as E. sphaerocephalus as there are no signs of spines on the flower head.
I think the flower head is yet very immature to show spines. Please help with your thoughts.
Above posted plant is been identified as Echinops sphaerocephalus L. by … at facebook.
To me, it looks like Maharashtra flora does not have this species listed.
I went through eFI’s Echinops echinatus page. While most of the images showed flower heads with spines projecting beyond flowers, those in following posts do not show so:
- Narendra Joshi ji’s post – Satara
- Prashant’s post – Raigad, Pune
- Pravin Kawale ji’s post – Rajgad,Pune
- Alka Khare ji’s post – Saputara
Please validate the above posts for the species echinatus OR sphaerocephalus.
I wish many validating comments are put here.
Thanks, …, for the new species.
Yes, I agree with you as per images, references and details at newly created page at Echinops sphaerocephalus
Thanks to … for resurfacing his post to highlight the new species researched by Sushant More and his team.
Here is Sushant’s article about the new species … Echinops sahyadricus sp. nov. (Asteraceae: Cardueae), from the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India … the article has restricted access.
As pointed earlier in this post, following posts are affected as this new species …
Posted in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017 and published as new species in 2020 : 1 post by 1 author.
Posted in 2010 in Pravin Kawale ji, in 2013 by Narendra Joshi ji, in 2014 by Prashant Awale ji and in 2017 by Alka Khare ji and in 2019 by Dinesh Valke ji in efloraofindia, is now published as Echinops sahyadricus Sushant More, Fabio Conti & Harshal S. Bhosale in Oct.’2020 as per details herein.
This again shows the importance of efloraofindia not only to the layman but also for the taxonomists. Hundreds of such wonders are still hidden in its treasure trove.
This again shows the importance of efloraofindia not only to the layman but also for the taxonomists. Hundreds of such wonders are still hidden in its treasure trove.
References:
Echinops sahyadricus sp. nov. (Asteraceae: Cardueae), from the northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India (Abstract- The new species Echinops sahyadricus is discovered and described from northern Western Ghats, India. It is endemic to the Maharashtra state and probably restricted to few high mountain peaks in Western Maharashtra. The new species is distinguished from the related E. echinatus by adaxially glabrous to sparsely elgandular hairy leaf surfaces, larger non‐cornigerous synflorescences up to 9 cm in diameter and numerous (19–24) glabrous phyllaries up to 27 mm long. An identification key to all Indian taxa of Echinops, illustration and colour plates are provided)
