Herbarium JCB

Galinsoga parviflora Cav.

Family : ASTERACEAE
(Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : COMPOSITAE
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Galinsoga parviflora Cav.
Common name : Gallant soldier, Smooth galinsoga, Quick Weed
Vernacular name : Mukuthipoovu (Malayalam)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Wastelands, dry deciduous forests and shola forests
Comments / notes : On hills above 1200m. Sometimes a gregarious weed of cultivation, abundant in unweeded gardens, drainages, shady and moist places.
Flower, Fruit : December-April
Collection Locality : Shigegudda, Hassan District
Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
- Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Chikkamagaluru district, Davanagare district, Hassan district, Kolar district, Mysuru district, Tumakuru district, Uttara Kannada district
- Kerala : Wayanad district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Odisha : Ganjam district, Koraput district
- Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Namakkal district
Native : Tropical south America
World Distribution : Cosmopolitan
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI; Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District; Gowda, 2004 – Flora of Sringeri; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore District; Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District; Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Galinsoga parviflora. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.