Herbarium JCB

Tridax procumbens 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) : Tridax procumbens (L.) L.
Common name : Coat Buttons, Mexican daisy
Vernacular name : Tikke gida, Kari balli (Kannada); Seruppadithazhai, Kenathuppoondu (Tamil); Ravanasurudi talakaai, Kampu-chemanti, Nallaku (Telugu); Bhumi poksungo, Bisalya karani (Oria); Dagadi Pala, Ekdandi (Marathi); Kumminnippacha, Kurikootticheera, Muriyampachila, Odiyancheera, Railpoochedi, Sanipoovu, Thelkuthi (Malayalam)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : On plains to 1000m
Comments / notes : Widespread and abundant weed where soil has been disturbed.
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
Distribution :
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Akola 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, Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Dharmapuri Hills, Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivaganga district), Gingee Hill (Villipuram district), Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district)
Native : Central America
World Distribution : Tropics of the World
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; 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; 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=Tridax procumbens. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.