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Dichrocephala benthamii C.B. Clarke, Comp. Ind. 36. 1876; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 246. 1881.


Suberect, ca 30 cm high; branches ascending pubescent. Leaves obovate or spathulate, sinuately lobed. Heads hemispheric, ca 3 mm across. Corolla of female flowers elongate, ovoid or suburceolate, minutely toothed. Achenes ca 1 mm long, compressed.

Fl. & Fr. June - July

Distrib. India: In subtropical region, up to ca 1500 m. Meghalaya.

Bhutan, Nepal, Indo-China and China.




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