• 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) : Crassocephalum diversifolium Hiern
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore
• Common name : Thickhead, Fireweed
• Vernacular name : Anikale jhar (Nepali)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Roadsides, river shingle and among crops
• Comments / notes : Annual weed of cultivated areas
• Flower, Fruit : April-December
• Distribution :
  • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Meghalaya : East Khasi Hills (Shillong) district
• Native : Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar
• Exotic/Native : Exotic
• World Distribution : East-South Asia
• Literature : Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 29; Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.2. Published BSI: 270; Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.2 (2):1597
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Gynura crepidioides. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.

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