Bandhaniya / Gangotra
Cyathocline purpurea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-March
How to identify Bandhaniya
Identify Bandhaniya by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bandhaniya.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyathocline purpurea
- Genus
- Cyathocline
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Near stream
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bandhaniya itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bandhaniya itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बनधनिया bandhaniya, Bandhaniya
- Nepali
- Gal Phulle
- Marathi
- गंगोत्रा gangotra, Gangotra, गणगोत्र
About Bandhaniya
Gangotra (Cyathocline purpurea) is a herb in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and 10 other states. It grows in near stream. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Bandhaniya belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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