Wedelia urticaefolia (Blume) DC.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (ASTER or SUNFLOWER FLOWER)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Compositae
  • Species : Wedelia urticaefolia
  • Synonym : Wedelia urticifolia var. wightii DC.; Wedelia wallichii Less.
  • Basionym : Verbesina urticifolia Blume
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Wedelia urticifolia (Blume) DC.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : Often in open hill slopes and in shola floor above 1000 m. Also perennial in moist places.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : (Tamil Nadu State); Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Kadapa district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Koraput district, Keonjhar district, Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary (Kalahandi district), Sambalpur district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
  • 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=Wedelia urticifolia. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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