FOR ID :: Dicots :: The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 11:23 AM IST

[Dinesh Valke]

FOR ID :: Dicots The Nilgiris :: Feb 1, 2026 · 11:23 AM IST Marappalam, about 1163 m asl

Regards. Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Montanoa hibiscifolia Benth.

Many thanks to Cedar Wood for suggesting the ID in iNaturalist.

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Or can it be 
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/montanoa-bipinnatifida/?

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With regards,
J.M.Garg, 
https://efloraofindia.com/

[Dinesh Valke]

I am not confident about species of Montanoa.

I checked the statistics of Montanoa observations in the districts of Nilgiris (4) and Coimbatore (25)

All of them belong to Montanoa hibiscifolia Benth.

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

But no distribution shown in India as per 
https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Montanoa%20hibiscifolia

While other species have distribution in India as per 
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:233561-1

Maybe we can find out the differences between the two. 

[J.M. Garg]

Pl. check with 
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309756798_Montanoa_hibiscifolia_Asteraceae_a_new_record_for_India_from_the_Nilgiris_Western_Ghats_of_Tamil_Nadu_India

[Dinesh Valke]

Many many thanks Garg ji, for pointing to this article, that explains almost all of Montanoa observations are of hibiscifolia.

Extracted following from the article, for justifying ID of this observation:

Leaf Characters
Montanoa bipinnatifida :: bipinnatifid, longer than the broad
Montanoa hibiscifolia :: palmatifid, almost as long as broad

I am not sure of palmatifid, but we can clearly see that the leaf is broader than long.

Regards.

Dinesh