Grangea maderaspatana (L.) Poir.

 
  • 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) : Grangea maderaspatana (L.) Poir.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Mastaru, Mukha tari (Hindi)
    • Saave, Mastharu (Telugu)
    • Agni kumari, Painjari (Oria)
    • Nelampala (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : In moist places
  • Comments / notes : Common near moist places and plains. Fallow fields, banks of ponds in clayey soil.
  • Key identification features : Prostrate. Disc yellow
  • Flower, Fruit : September-July
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Assam : Assam
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, China, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Paki
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, China, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Madagascar, Malaya, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sinai, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • 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
    • 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
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere district
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Grangea maderaspatana. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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