{"id":1362721,"date":"2011-03-28T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T06:00:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:49:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:19:09","slug":"lecanthus-peduncularis","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/lecanthus-peduncularis\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecanthus peduncularis"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lecanthus<\/i> peduncularis<\/i> (Wall. ex Royle) Wedd., <\/span>P<\/span>rodr. 16(1): 164 164 1869<\/i>. (Syn: Procris peduncularis<\/em> Royle<\/a>) as per POWO<\/a>; Yes .. You have mixed two plants. The one with rounded head is Lecanthus wallichii<\/i>. The one with the round head must be L. wallichii<\/i> since the flower heads are about 1-1.5 cm approx….<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nBioko to Ethiopia and Malawi, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific: Assam, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast,<\/span> East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gulf of Guinea Is.,<\/span> India, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi,<\/span> Myanmar, Nepal, Niue,<\/span> Pakistan, Philippines, Samoa,<\/span> Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tibet, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Uganda, Vietnam,<\/span> West Himalaya, Za\u00efre<\/span> as per POWO<\/a>;
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\n\u00bf lay-KAN-thuss<\/b> ? — Greek: lekane<\/i> (dish, pot), anthos<\/i> (flower)… <\/span>Wikipedia<\/a>
\npee-dun-kew-LAIR-iss<\/b> — stalked<\/span> … <\/span>Dave’s Botanary<\/a>
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\ncommonly known as<\/b>: <\/span>stalked dischead<\/a> \u2022 <\/span>Nepali<\/b>: <\/span>\u0917\u0915\u093e\u0932\u0947\u0924\u0940 gakaleti<\/a>, <\/span>\u0917\u093e\u0902\u0920\u0947\u0917\u094b\u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e ganthe golia<\/a>, <\/span>\u0916\u094b\u0932\u0947 \u091d\u093e\u0930 khole jhar<\/a>
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\nCreeping perennial herb with soft succulent stem; stipules 3-9 mm long, membranous; leaves ovate to lanceolate, 3-9 cm long, in unequal pairs, on 2-8 cm long petiole; flowers unisexual in capitate heads 8-35 mm across on 6-30 cm long peduncle; flowers short pedicellate, male with 5 perianth lobes, female with 3 or 4 unequal perianth lobes; stamens 5; fruit an ovoid 1 mm long brownish gray to brownish-purple achene.
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\nSomething tells me that this plant might be the same.. is my hunch correct or should I separate them for the record..<\/div>\n
\nAltitude 2100<\/span> mts<\/span>
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\nHabitat wild<\/span>
\nPlant height 16-18 inches<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nTwo species may occur in your area: L. wightii<\/i> with only up to 10 cm long plants and head smaller than 4 mm;<\/span> L. wallichii<\/i> with plant up to 60 cm tall and head 1.5 cm to 4 cm.
\nThe other plant with delicate branching inflorescence is <\/span>Pilea umbrosa<\/i>, I suppose<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\nLecanthus peduncularis<\/i>\u00a0from <\/span>Chakrata Mussoorie Motor Marg<\/span><\/div>\n
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