• Family : ASTERACEAE
  (ASTER or SUNFLOWER FLOWER)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Compositae
• Species : Centipeda minima
• Synonym : Centipeda orbicularis Lour.
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Centipeda minima (L.) A.Braun & Asch
• Common name : Sneeze Wort, Spreading Sneeze Weed.
• Vernacular name : Nakchikini, Pochitti, Nagdowana (Hin.); Chikkana (San.)
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
• Comments : Occasional in marshy banks of ponds, along stream banks in high altitudes.
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Distribution Locality : Vellore district, Polur Ghat (T.V.M), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamilnadu State); Araku Valley (Visakhapatnam district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Koraput district, Keonjhar district, Sambalpur district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Africa, Asia, Australia and Pacific Islands
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Centipeda minima. Downloaded on 1 February 2025.

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