Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.

) Walker (Asteraceae) - A new record for the

flora of North-West India
Keywords:
Flora, new record, N-W India.
ABSTRACT:




The present paper put on record Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.) Walker
(Asteraceae) a species new to the flora of North-West India. The species was collected
from Jammu region, Jammu and Kashmir State in 2010. Since it has not been reported
earlier from North-West India, therefore, recorded an addition to the flora of North-
West India.
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Dates:
Received: 12 Jan 2012 /Accepted: 19 Jan 2012 /Published: 24 Jan 2012
Article Citation:
Bhellum BL.
Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.) Walker (Asteraceae) - A new record for the flora of North-
West India.
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INTRODUCTION
During the course of forays in different parts of
Jammu of Jammu and Kashmir, the author collected
some specimens of Conyza Less. from Jammu and R. S.
Pura. On further examination these specimens turned out
to be Conyza sumatrensis Less.(Asteraceae). Hajra et al.
(1995) has described this species based on the
specimens collected from Karnataka, India. John De
Britto et al. (2011) differentiated eight species of
Lamiaceae by using phytochemical analsis. Perusal of
floristic literature including Royle (1939), Stewart
(1972), Singh and Kachroo (1976), Sharma and Kachroo
(1981, 1983) and Sharma and Jamwal (1988, 1998),
Swami and Gupta (1998) reveals that the species has
never been reported from India. Therefore, it represents a
new record for North-West India.
A brief description of the plant and its floral parts
are given (Fig. 2) to facilitate its identification in field.
Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.) Walker, J. Jap. Bot.
46:72. 1971; Ling & Chen, Fl. Reipubl. Popul. Sin.
74:350. pl. 88. 1985. Erigeron sumatrensis Retz., Obs.
Bot. 5:28. 1789. Erigeron floribundus (Kunth) Sch.-Bip.
In Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 12:81. 1865.
Habit:
Annual, erect, 50- 200 cm tall herbs; stem
brached upwards, hirsute; basal leaves oblanceolate,
attenuate at base, apex acute, withered at anthesis,
persistent, margins serrate, dentate, 4- 10 x 0.5- 1.5 cm,
upper ones smaller, linear, lanceolate, subentire, acute,
sparsely hirsute on both the surfaces; heads numerous in
large racemose panicles; bracts 3-seriate, linear,
lanceolate, outer ones smaller 2- 3 mm long, inner ones
larger 4- 5 mm long, margin scarious; ray florets many
arranged in 3- 4 rows, filiform, ligulate, ligule minute, 3-
4 mm long yellow; disc florets bisexual, corolla narrowly
tubular, yellow; cypselae oblong, oblanceolate, 0.8- 1.4
mm long, compressed, ribbed.
Habitat: Grows along the margins of canals and waste
places at Chakrohi, R. S. Pura, Bishnah, Miran Sahib,
and Ramgarh.
Flowers and Fruits: MayAugust
Distribution: India: Kerala, Jammu; Taiwan, Sri Lanka,
Malaysia, America, Australia, Sumatra, Nepal.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors are grateful to Prof. A. K. Koul
Centre for Biodiversity, BGSB. University, Rajouri and
Bhellum, 2012
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Fig. 1. Map of Jammu and Kashmir State
Fig. 2. Conyza Sumatrensis (Retz.) Walker: A, basal
portion of stem with roots; B, middle portion of stem
with leaves; C, terminal portion of stem with flowers.
to Prof. Rani Magotra Department of Botany, University
of Jammu for encouragement. My sincere thanks to the
Director, IIIM, Jammu for providing access for Library
consultation.

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