Cavea tanguensis
| Cavea tanguensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Gymnarrhenoideae |
| Tribe: | Gymnarrheneae |
| Genus: | Cavea W.W.Sm. & J.Small |
| Species: | C. tanguensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cavea tanguensis (J.R.Drumm.) W.W.Sm. & J.Small
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| Synonyms | |
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Saussurea tanguensis J.R.Drumm. | |
Cavea is a low perennial herbaceous plant that is assigned to the family Asteraceae. Cavea tanguensis is currently the only species assigned to this genus. It has a basal rosette of entire, slightly leathery leaves, and stems of 5β25 cm high, topped by bowl-shaped flower heads with many slender florets with long pappus and purplish corollas. The vernacular name in Chinese is θΆθ (ting ju). It grows high in the mountains of China (Sichuan), Tibet, India (Sikkim), and Bhutan, and flowers in July and August.