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Galinsoga parviflora Cav.

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Galinsoga parviflora Cav.
Galinsoga parviflora Cav.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAdventina parviflora (Cav.) Raf.
synonymBaziasa microglossa Steud.
synonymGalinsoga hirsuta Baker
synonymGalinsoga laciniata Retx.
synonymGalinsoga parviflora f. quinqueradiata Thell.
synonymGalinsoga parviflora f. subeglandulosa Thell.
synonymGalinsoga parviflora subsp. parceglandulosa
synonymGalinsoga parviflora subsp. parviflora
synonymGalinsoga parviflora var. adenophora Thell.
synonymGalinsoga parviflora var. genuina Thell.
synonymGalinsoga quinqueradiata Ruiz & Pav.
synonymSabazia microglossa DC.
synonymSabazia microglossa var. puberula DC.
synonymStemmatella sodiroi Hieron.
synonymVigolina acmella (Roth) Poir.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Gallant soldier
  • Quick Weed
  • Smooth galinsoga
Malayalam
  • Mukuthipoovu
Other
  • Gallant Soldier
  • Hindi
  • Quick Weed
  • Small-flowered Galinsoga
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb Distribution notes: Exotic
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Erect branched herbs, 30-40 cm high; stem smooth. Leaves opposite, 3-5 x 2-3 cm, ovate, acute, glabrous, serrate, 3-ribbed from base. Heads 4 x 3 mm, many, in axillary or terminal peduncled cymes; peduncles dichotomous, slender; bracts biseriate, 3 x 2 mm, ovate, acute, glabrous; receptacle paleate. Outer row of flowers ligulate, limb deeply 3-lobed, white. Inner flowers tubular, bisexual; corolla 1.5 mm long, 5-toothed; anthers obtuse at base. Achenes 2 mm long, obovoid, truncate, black, 3-4-angled, scabrid; pappus of 3-4 fimbriate hyaline scales.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Habit: Herb
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: December-April
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Naturalized, Native of Tropical America
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Plains and hilly areas
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
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            References 
              In open areas, dry deciduous forests and shola forests
              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Global Distribution

                India: Assam, Uttar Pradesh; America

                Local Distribution

                Upper Brahmaputra Valley

                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  Native of Tropical America

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad

                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Maharashtra: Pune, Raigad, Satara Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara Kerala: Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Nilgiri, Salem, Theni
                    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      Traditional chinese medicine
                      Traditional chinese medicine
                      System Of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine, Traditional chinese medicine

                      FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3617
                      Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3617
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        Medicinal
                        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          No Data
                          📚 Information Listing
                          References
                          1. Galinsoga parviflora Cav., Ic. 3: 41, t. 281. 1796; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 311. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 711(500). 1921; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 262. 1994; H.J. Chowdhery in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 388. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 39. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 201. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 166. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 283. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 472. 2009.
                          1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3617
                          1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983
                          Information Listing > References
                          1. Galinsoga parviflora Cav., Ic. 3: 41, t. 281. 1796; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 311. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 711(500). 1921; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 262. 1994; H.J. Chowdhery in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 388. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 39. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 201. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 166. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 283. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 472. 2009.
                          2. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3617
                          3. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983

                          Floristic diversity of the Indian Cardamom Research Institute campus, Myladumpara, Western Ghats, India

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                          📚 Meta data
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                          🐾 Taxonomy
                          RootRoot
                          KingdomPlantae
                          PhylumTracheophyta
                          ClassMagnoliopsida
                          OrderAsterales
                          FamilyAsteraceae
                          GenusGalinsoga
                          SpeciesGalinsoga parviflora Cav.
                          📊 Temporal Distribution
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