• Family : ASTERACEAE
  (ASTER or SUNFLOWER FLOWER)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Compositae
• Species : Vicoa indica
• Basionym : Inula indica L.
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pentanema indicum (L.) Ling
• Common name : Golden Daisy
• Vernacular name : Bana sebati (Ori.)
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : September-March
• Comments : On plains to 1300 m. A weed of cultivation and also a colonizer.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Tamil Nadu State; Kadapa district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district), Malkangiri district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : West tropical Africa, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Africa
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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=Vicoa indica. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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