Sclerocarpus africanus Jacq. ex Jacq.

 
  • 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) : Sclerocarpus africanus Jacq. ex Jacq.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Open forests and along stream banks
  • Comments / notes : Common in ghats and along roadsides in plains
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Prakasam district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
  • World Distribution : India, Tropical Africa, Nepal, Pakistan
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
  • 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=Sclerocarpus africanus. Downloaded on 3 December 2024.

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