Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn. - nodeweed
MH135 : Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 276 |
| Synonym | : | Verbesina nodiflora L.;
Ucacou nodiflorum (L.) Hitchc.;
Wedelia cryptocephala Peter; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Cinderella Weed, Nodeweed, Pig grass, Synedrella, Mudiyendra pacha |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Description | : | Cinderella Weed is an annual herb with erect stems growing up to 90 cm tall. Oppositely arranged short-petioled, elliptic or ovate leaves have crenate-serrate margins. Upper leaves are short, 3-4 cm. Lower leaves longer, 5-15 X 2-6 cm. Stalkless yellow flower-heads occur in leaf axils. Both ray and disk florets are yellow. It is propagated by seeds. Cinderella Weed is native to tropical America, but is now a common weed in corn fields and various other crop fields. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Among tall grasses at higher elevation in jDhakna, Chikhaldara and Semadoh ranges |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cinderella%20Weed.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family |
| Genus | : Synedrella Gaertn. - synedrella |
| Species | : Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn. - nodeweed |