• Family : ASTERACEAE
  (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : COMPOSITAE
• Synonym(s) : Wedelia urticifolia var. wightii DC.; Wedelia wallichii Less.
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Wedelia urticifolia (Blume) DC.
• Vernacular name : Parbatjeera (Oria)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Shola forests and grasslands above 1000m.
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Srikakulam district, Kurnool district, West Godavari district
  • Kerala : Palakkad district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district
  • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Koraput district, Keonjhar district, Kalhandi district, Sambalpur district
• World Distribution : India, Myanmar
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- 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.
• 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=Wedelia urticifolia. Downloaded on 3 February 2025.

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