Helianthus annuus L.

 
  • 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) : Helianthus annuus L.
  • Common name : Sun Flower, Common sunflower
  • Vernacular name : Soorianganthi (Tamil); Sooryakanthi (Malayalam), Surya kantham (Telugu)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Comments / notes : Often cultivated for extracting the oil from its seeds.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-June
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Cultivated
    • Karnataka : Cultivated
    • Maharashtra : Culivated
  • Native : Tropical America
  • World Distribution : Cultivated in most parts of the world.
  • Literature : 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=Helianthus annuus. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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