Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Asteraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cacalia procumbens Lour.; Cacalia cylindriflora Wall.; Cacalia finlaysoniana Wall.; Cacalia reclinata Wall.; Cacalia sarmentosa Blume; Cacalia sarracenia Blanco; Crassocephalum latifolium S.Moore; Crassocephalum pubigerum Kuntze; Gynura affinis Turcz.; Gynura agusanensis Elmer; Gynura buntingii S.Moore; Gynura cavaleriei H.Lév.; Gynura clementis Merr.; Gynura emeiensis Z.Y.Zhu; Gynura finlaysoniana DC.; Gynura latifolia Elmer; Gynura lobbiana Turcz.; Gynura piperi Merr.; Gynura pubigera Bold.; Gynura sarmentosa (Blume) DC.; Gynura scabra Turcz.; Senecio cacaliaster Blanco; Senecio finlaysonianus Sch.Bip.; Senecio mindoroensis Elmer; Senecio sarmentosus (Blume) Sch.Bip.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.
  • Habit : Climbing herb
  • Key identification features : Climbing herbs, pubescent when young; Leaves elliptic to rhomboid, purplish tinged beneath, shortly petioled; Capitula discoid, campanulate, in lax corymbs; Achenes glabrous.
  • Flower, Fruit : -hroughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Cambodia, Central African Repu, China, Bhutan, Gabon, Hainan, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Liberia, Malaya, New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Zaïre
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Cambodia, Central African Repu, China, Bhutan, Gabon, Hainan, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Liberia, Malaya, New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Zaïre
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 28
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Gynura procumbens. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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