• 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) : Conyza japonica (Thunb.) Less. ex Less.
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Degraded forests, deciduous forests and Agricultural fields
• Flower, Fruit : February-July
• Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy
• Collection Date : 19/05/2010
• Collection Nos : FAP 39166
• Collection Locality : Near Srisailam, Kurnool district (AP)
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Vishakapatnam district
  • Kerala : Wayanad district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district
  • Odisha : Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district, Kalhandi district, Koraput district
  • Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Bodamalai Hills, Shevaroy Hills, Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Chitteri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Dharmapuri Hills, Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
• World Distribution : India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Indo-Malesia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Formosa, Japan
• 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; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; 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=Conyza japonica. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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