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Linnaea 19: 331. 1847[1846]. (Jul 1846) ( Linnaea)   
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(Last Modified On 5/20/2022)
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Acceptance
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Accepted
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(Last Modified On 1/8/2021)
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Contributor Text:
Abdul Ghafoor, M. Qaiser & Roohi Abid
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Contributor Institution:
Centre for Plant Conservation, University of Karachi – PAKISTAN
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Synonym Text:
Aplotaxis gnaphalodes Royle, Illustr. Bot. Himal. Mts. 2: 252. Tab. 59. Fig. 1. 1835 – nom. nud.; Royle ex DC., Prodr. 6: 542. 1838; Aplotaxis sorocephala Schrenk, Fisch. & Mey. Enum. Pl. Nov. 1: 43. 1841; Saussurea sorocephala (Schrenk. ex Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Schrenk. in Linnaea 19: 331. 1846; Hook. f. & Thoms. in C. B. Clarke, Comp. Ind. 226. 1876; Hook. f., Fl. Brit.Ind. 3: 377. 1881; Bamber, Punj. Pl.: 474. 1916; Blatter, Beautif. Flow. Kashm. 1: 186. Pl. 38, Fig. 4. 1928; Y. S. Chen in Hong, l. c. 27. Map 48(2)-18. 2015; Haplotaxis sorocephala (Schrenk) Schrenk in Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 669. 1843; Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 2(2): 673. 1845; Theodora gnaphalodes (Royle) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 368. 1891.
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Flower/Fruit:
Fl. Per.: June – September Vern.: Yuliang, Ravi Basin, Cugi (Ladakhi)
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Type:
Type: India, Himachal Pradesh, Soongnum in Kunawur (Kinnaur), Royle 99/42 (Herb. Royle – Holo LIV, Iso G, LE).
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Distribution:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, NE Afghanistan, Pakistan (Gilgit, Baltistan, Kashmir), China, Nepal and NW India.
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Comment/Acknowledgements:
Occurs in alpine scree, alpine moist stony mountain slopes amidst stones, near glaciers, among gravel along streams, from 2700 to 5700 m.
Powdered leaves and capitula are used to cure backache, and purification of blood and lung infections. Aerial parts are used for kidney ailments, cough and cold.
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Map Location:
A-7 Pakistan, Gilgit, T. Lankertes & T. Peamol TEL 1523 (BM); A-8 Northern Areas: Hunza Kilik, above Mishgar village, growing on stony mountain slopes, small tuft forming perennial herb, ca 4 cm tall, fls purple, ± 4500 m, infrequent for this locality, 18.7.02 Jan Alam & Abdul Aziz 1051 (KUH); Rush Gol, not common, 23.8.81 Kamal A. Malik & S. Nazimuddin 1699 (KUH); Khunjerab Pass, 36˚ 50ˊ N, 75˚ 25ˊ E, alt. 4800 m, open cushion and rosette plant formations, in the free gelifluction belt or on solifluction lobes in the alpine belt in easterly exposures, 17. 8. 1990, G. & S. Miehe 2262 a (MSB); ibid, alpine steppe dominated by Graminae and cushion forming Astragalus sp. in southernly exposures , 17. 8. 1990, G. & S. Miehe 2297 (MSB); Karakorum, Misgar Valley, upwards Satbuldi village, 37˚ 02ˊ N, 74˚ 41ˊ E, 4500 m, alpine herbaceous vegetation, 20.7.2000, E. Eberhardt 8431 (MSB); Karakorum, Baltistan, (N-Pakistan) Tal Nordlichen, von Skoro La, alt. 4410 m, 13.8.1962, Hans Hartmann 1429 (MSB); Karakorum, Pamir Pass, 36˚ 25ˊ N, 75˚ 40ˊ E, alt. 4820 m, open cushion and rosette plant formations in the free gelifluction belt or on solifluction lobes in the alpine belt, veg. record no. 632, 634, 636, 18.8.1991, G. & S. Miehe 6288 (MSB); Northern Areas, Aliabad, Zeropoint, alt. 4650 m, moist place, 2 inch high, flowers light pink, 24.7.2008, Sajjad 1252 & 1270 (KUH);Shimshal, Hunza, Shimshal Lake, moist sandy place, alt. 4830 m, Perennial herb, upto 5 cm tall, common in moist places near glacier, 21.7. 2009, Sher Wali Khan 1199 (KUH); Hunza, Khunjerab Pass, upper Hunza, alt. ±4500 m, grows on grassy gentle slope, short-stemmed perennial herb upto ±3 cm, purple florets, restricted to higher altitudes only, rare, Jan Alam & Sher Salman Baig 3348 (KUH); A-9 SE Ladakh, in Schutt am Lachralung La, 5070 m, 25. 8. 1995, Hans Hartmann 5101 (MSB); South side of Pamir Pass, 25˚ 27ˊ N, 75˚ 40ˊ E, alt. 4800 m, open cushion and rosette plant formations in the free, gelifluction belt or solifluction lobes in the alpine belt (stone stripes), vegetation record # 60 – 612, 15. 8.1991, G. & S. Miehe 6095 (MSB); Karakorum, Baltistan (N.Pakistan), Baintha, alt. 4960 m, granite, 30.7.1962, Hans Hartmann 1428 (MSB); B-7 Babusar pass, 35˚ 10ˊ N, 74˚ 00ˊ E, open cushion and rosette plant formations in the free gelifluctuation belt or on solifluctuation lobes in the alpine belt, schist scree S-facing, 20. 7. 1990, G. & S. Miehe 558 (MSB); B-8 Nanga Parbat, Nüsser 1514 (B 10 00557979); Northern Areas, Burji La, Deosai side of pass, 15 -16,000 ft., 31.7. 1940, R. R. Stewart 20140 (NY, KUH); Kashmir, Satpara Lake above Skardu, ±15000 ft., 1. 8. 1940, R. R. Stewart 20210 (NY); Above Bragnag, Ladak, Kashmir, among watered rocks, alt. 15,000 ft.,Sept. 3, 1931, Walter Koelz 2805a (NY); Above Chorten Chen, Ladak, Kashmir, on watered slope, August 19, 1931, Walter Koelz 2672b (NY); Above Tsakzhun Tso, Ladak, Kashmir, among gravel, along stream, alt. 17500 ft., Fls. Pale lavender, fragrant, July 23, 1931, Walter Koelz 2423 (NY); ibid, fls. purple, Walter Koelz 2424 (NY); Kashmir, Yarung Shan La, North end of Wurdwan Valley, 15,500 ft.,Aug. 20 – 23, 1912, R. R. Stewart 359a (NY, RAW); Baltistan, Mt. Peak Lal Pir, 2 in. high, Fl. Lavender, fragrant, August 10, 1936, Walter Koelz 9513 (NY); Baltistan, Burji La, O. Deosai, stony slope, ± 16000 ft., short-stemmed perennial herb with blackish pappus, rare species, 28.8.2002, Jan Alam, Noor Kamal, & Fazal Karim 1643 (KUH): C-10 Debring, Rupshu, Kashmir, alt. 15000 ft., 15-16 August 1933, Walter Koelz 6555a (MICH); Tianak, Ladakh, Kashmir, Fls. Rose lavender to lavender, 13-14 August 1933, Walter Koelz 6506 (MICH); Bragnag, Ladak, 1931, Walter Koelz A 122 (NY);Kashmir, Ladakh, Camp 726, 5.8.1933, Nils Ambolt 6217a (S).
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Erect, 6 (-10) cm tall, caespitose, unbranched, densely white hairy polycarpic perennial with several, ± succulent, densely leafy, short stems originating from branched rootstock, copiously covered with previous years brownish-black petiolar remains. Leaves rosette and cauline, densely white tomentose, shortly purplish-petioled, variable in size and shape, linear-laneolate to narrowly spathulate or oblong-spathulate, (5-) 10 – 20 (-25) mm long, 2 – 6 (-8) mm wide, basally attenuate, margins nearly entire or shallowly obtuse –crenate toothed, apices obtuse; uppermost leaves sessile, somewhat patent, partially enveloping the capitula, glabrescent, brownish-tinged beneath. Capitula small, subspherical, sessile, 5-20, densely congested in a capitate, 3 – 5 cm wide cluster or synflorescence at flat to convex apices of stem and surrounded but not concealed by uppermost involucel of leaves and wool-like hairs. Involucre oblong or cylindrical, 6-8 mm wide, densely lanate. Phyllaries 3 – 4-seriate, thin, pale to light purplish-brown, acute and dark brown strigose at apices; outer ovate-oblong, 6 – 8 mm long, 2 – 3.5 mm wide; median and inner phyllaries narrowly ovate-elliptic to ± oblong, 8 – 9 mm long, 1.5 – 2.5 mm wide. Receptacle with up to 1.5 mm long bristles. Corolla pink-purple or ± bluish-purple, 8 – 10 mm long, tube 4 – 5 mm long, limb as long as tube with 2 – 2.5 mm long, spreading lobes. Anther appendages fimbriate or white ciliate. Cypselas oblong to obconic, 3 – 4 mm long, pale-brown, smooth. Pappus biseriate, dark grey brown to blackish, outer bristles 2 – 4 mm long, inner bristles 8 – 10 mm long, plumose.
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