Maharanga bracteata (Wall.) L. Cecchi & Hilger, Pl. Biosystems 156(App.S1): 16 (2022 publ. 2021) (syn: Onosma bracteata Wall. in W.Roxburgh; Onosma dolichouta W.T.Wang; Onosma macrocephala D.Don) as per POWO;
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W. Central & Central Himalaya to SW. Tibet: Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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Common name: Bracted Onosma
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Please help in the identification of this species I found at an elevation of 4054 m asl, in between Dayara and Gidara, Uttarkashi Uttarakhand
Looks somewhat closer to Saussurea:
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/28/saussurea/
Also check related genera.
Yes … Mostly it is Saussurea gossypiphora of ASTERACEAE
Looks different from S. gossypifolia !
Maharanga bracteata (Wall.) L.Cecchi & Hilger Syn : Onosma bracteata Wall.
Yes saroj sir . It has similarity with Maharanga bracteata (Wall.) L.Cecchi & Hilger Syn : Onosma bracteata Wall
But still little confusing
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life GBIF (High resolution specimens) Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Flowers of India PFAF Easy ayurveda
Arnebia nandadeviensis Sekar & Rawal (Boraginaceae) a new synonym of Onosma bracteata Wall.- Umeshkumar L. Tiwari- Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 September 2016 | 8(11): 9391–9393
