Senecio kundaicus C.E.C.Fisch. (1940:45)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Senecio ladakhensis H.J.Chowdhery, Uniyal, R.Mathur & R.R.Rao in Indian J. Forest. 13: 366 (1991)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1928 (Premkumar et al., 2021:28)
Rediscovered on 21 October 2021 (collection) (Premkumar et al., 2021:29)
Distribution
Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Fischer, C. E. C. (1940). New or Little-Known Plants from Southern India: XII. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1: 44-46. https://doi.org/10.2307/4118149
Other references:
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Chandrasekaran, V. (1987). Compositae. In: A.N. HENRY, G.R. KUMARI AND V. CHITHRA (eds.), Flora of Tamil Nadu, India. Ser. I: Analysis 2. Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore. pp. 28-55.
Henry, A. N., Vivekananthan, K. and Nair, N. C. (1978). Rare and Threatened Flowering Plants of South India. The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 75: 684-697 [691].
MATHUR, R. 1995. Tribe 10. Senecioneae Cass. In: P.K. HAJRA, R.R. RAO, D.K. SINGH AND B.P. UNIYAL (eds.), Flora of India. Vol. 13. Asteraceae: (Inuleae–Vernonieae). Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. pp. 186–323.
MOHANAN, M. AND P. DANIEL. 2002. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. In: N.P. SINGH AND K.P. SINGH (eds.), Floristic Diversity and Conservation Strategies in India. Vol. V. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. pp. 2671–2725.
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Premkumar, M., Karthik, B., Murugesan, M. and Manikandan, R. (2021). Rediscovery of Senecio kundaicus (Asteraceae), a Critically Endangered and Stenoendemic Species from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India. Nelumbo 63(2): 28-31. https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v63/2021/167713
Rao, C. Kameswara, Geetha, B. L. and Suresh, Geetha. (2003). Red List of Threatened Vascular Plant Species in India: Compiled from the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. ENVIS Centre on Floral Diversity, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. xxiv + 144 pp. [automatic download]
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Vivekananthan, K. (1987, reprinted 2000). Senecio kundaicus Fischer, p. 88. In: Red Data Book of Indian Plants. Volume 1. Calcutta: Botanical Survey of India. xiii + 367 pp, 16 pls, figs.
VIVEKANANTHAN, K., P. DANIEL AND R.K. PREMANATH. 1997. Plant diversity in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. In: P.K. HAJRA AND V. MUDGAL (eds.), Plant Diversity Hotspots in India – An overview. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. pp. 23–53.
Walter, Kerry S. and Gillett, Harriet J. (eds.). (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN – The World Conservation Union. lxiv + 862 pp.