Wedelia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr.

 
  • 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 calendulacea (L.) Less.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sphagneticola calendulacea (L.) Pruski
  • Common name : Chinese Wedelia
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pitabhrang, Pilabhangra, Bhangra, Bhanra (Hindi)
    • Gargari (Kannada)
    • Pitabhrangaraja, Pitabhranga (Sanskrit)
    • Aswagandhi, Manjakanjunni, Kadal-kayyonni (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Occasional by marsh and moist soil and on hill slopes above 900m.
  • Key identification features : Procumbent herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Udupi district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Thrissur district, RNK, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district, Kendrapara district, Cuttack district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruchirapalli district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : South & Southeast Asia
  • World Distribution : India, Malaysia, China
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • 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
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • 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.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Wedelia chinensis. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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