Centipeda minima (L.) A.Br. & Asch.

 
  • 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) : Centipeda orbicularis Lour.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Centipeda minima (L.) A.Braun & Asch
  • Common name : Sneeze Wort, Spreading Sneeze Weed, Sneeize-wort
  • Vernacular name :
    • Nakchikini, Pochitti, Nagdowana (Hindi)
    • Chikkana (Sanskrit)
    • Nakchika (Oria)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Marshy areas
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Koraput district, Ganjam district, Keonjhar district, Sambalpur district
    • Tamil Nadu : Vellore district, Tiruvannamalai district, Namakkal district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Africa, Asia, Australia
  • World Distribution : Africa, Australia, Tropical Asia, Pacific Islands
  • 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
    • 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
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Bangalore
    • 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=Centipeda minima. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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