- 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 IPNI) : Baccharoides anthelmintica (L.) Moench
- Vernacular name :
- Aranya jeeraka (Sanskrit)
- Habit : Herb
- Comments / notes : Rare in Ghats
- Key identification features : Erect, aromatic herbs; Stem terete, glandular-pubescent; Leaves glabrescent or thinly hairy; Heads purple; Achenes terete, thinly hairy; Pappus brownish-white.
- Flower, Fruit : December-January
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Odisha : Dhenkanal district
- Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Himachal Pradesh : Kinnaur district
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
- Native : Afghanistan, Botswana, China, India, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Afghanistan, Botswana, China, India, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India.
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 2, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 374
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Centratherum anthelminticum. Downloaded on 19 February 2025.
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