Lecanthus obtusus (Royle) Hand.-Mazz., Symb. Sin. 7: 143 (1929) (syn: Elatostema ovatum Wight ; Lecanthus peduncularis var. garhwalensis Silas & R.D.Gaur ; Lecanthus wightii Wedd.; Procris obtusa Royle);
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Himalaya, W. India: East Himalaya, India, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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¿ lay-KAN-thuss ? — Greek: lekane (dish, pot), anthos (flower)… Wikipedia
ob-TOO-sus — blunt … Dave’s Botanary
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ommonly known as: dwarf dischead • Dogri: बौना फंडेर bauna phander • Hindi: बौना बिच्छू bauna bicchu • Marathi: लहान फूलपगडी lahan phulapagadi
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/09/lecanthus-obtusus-royle-hand-mazz.html
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Names of Plants in India :: Lecanthus peduncularis (Wall. ex Royle) Wedd. : 1 post by 1 author. 1 image.
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I think … plant is Lecanthus obtusus, which was for long considered a synonym of L. peduncularis, but is a much shorter, delicate herb, with short peduncles. I am attaching the original description and drawing of Lecanthus peduncularis var. garhwalensis, which is now a synonym of Lecanthus obtusus. On my recent visit to Dhanaulti, I saw Lecanthus peduncularis growing in great numbers and realized how robust a plant it is. That made me relook into the much shorter and delicate plant we had also found earlier. Leaves of L. peduncularis are acute to acuminate, never obtuse as seen in … plant.
Hoping that … and other friends familiar with this genus will give their thoughts and resolve the ID.
Pl. check with GBIF specimens of Lecanthus obtusus from Nilgiris (one and two).
Yes, the herbarium specimens agree with my understanding of Lecanthus obtusus. The leaf margins in this species vary from being toothed to being almost entire. I think Dinesh’s plant agrees with this species. Prominent features are the small size of this plant, and the short peduncles. I am attaching an image of a typical Lecanthus peduncularis plant to contrast it with.
I think images at https://efloraofindia.com/2021/10/29/lecanthus-pileoides/ (from Alka ji, Sushant ji and Saroj ji), may also be of Lecanthus obtusus (Royle) Hand.-Mazz. as Lecanthus pileoides S.S.Chien & C.J.Chen not reported from India.
I agree with you on this. Sushant and Saroj’s plants agree very well. Alka ji’s plant does appear to be a bit different, but I think Lecanthus obtusus is the closest match with the right distribution.
I will correct my notes.
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What about this one …? Same Lecanths sp.?
I had posted about it HERE earlier.
Yes, … That is why I tried to obtain your opinion.
How can we establish? This would be a new sp. for Nepal.
It is known from East and West Himalaya. So it is not surprising that it is found in Nepal too.
Need to work out on this
Checklist of Nepal already gives Lecanthus obtusus (Royle) Hand.-Mazz. as a syn. of Lecanthus peduncularis (Royle) Wedd.
Yes, that is there but it has not been updated and most of the databases like POWO, GBIF, CoL, IPNI and WP have mentioned this as different sp. Even the book by KK shrestha et all have not synonymized this sp.
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Lecanthus obtusus (Royle) Hand.-Mazz.
ob-TOO-sus — blunt … Dave’s Botanarycommonly known as: dwarf dischead • Dogri: बौना फंडेर bauna phander • Hindi: बौना बिच्छू bauna bicchu • Marathi: लहान फूलपगडी lahan phulapagadi
botanical names: Lecanthus obtusus (Royle) Hand.-Mazz. … homotypic synonyms: Procris obtusa Royle … heterotypic synonyms: Elatostema ovatum Wight • Lecanthus peduncularis var. garhwalensis Silas & R.D.Gaur • Lecanthus wightii Wedd. … POWO, retrieved 29 September 2024
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- for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 29, 2024
- name coined, for want of name; बौना bauna = dwarf, short; फंडेर phander = a name given to Lecanthus peduncularis (Royle) Wedd. … named so, due to morphological similarity between both the species, and for L. obtusus being relatively shorter in habit than L. peduncularis
- name coined, for want of name; बौना bauna = dwarf, short; बिच्छू bicchu = scorpion; it is a generic name given to several plants of nettle family, including Lecanthus peduncularis (Royle) Wedd. … named so, due to morphological similarity between both the species, and for L. obtusus being relatively shorter in habit than L. peduncularis
- name coined, for want of name; लहान lahan = small, short; फूलपगडी phulapagadi = a small, fine, and costly kind of turban; a coined-name given to Lecanthus peduncularis (Royle) Wedd. … named so, as the flowerhead alludes to a ornamental turban; the flowerhead of L. obtusus is relatively shorter than that of L. peduncularis
- Hassler, Michael (1994 – 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.9; last update September 19th, 2024. Last accessed 29/09/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).
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