Dicoma tomentosa Cass.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (ASTER or SUNFLOWER FLOWER)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Compositae
  • Species : Dicoma tomentosa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dicoma tomentosa Cass.
  • Vernacular name : Sanni gida (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-E-301
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 02/01/16
  • Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : November-March
  • Native : Tropical Africa
  • Comments : Occasional along plains to 600 m in very dry habitats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Pennagaram R.F. (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, India
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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=Dicoma tomentosa. Downloaded on 7 June 2025.

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