Galinsoga parviflora Cav. - gallant soldier
Galinsoga parviflora Cav. - gallant soldier
Galinsoga parviflora Cav. - gallant soldier
MH119 : Galinsoga parviflora Cav.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 259 |
| Synonym | : | Adventina parviflora (Cav.) Raf.; Galinsoga hirsuta Baker; Galinsoga laciniata Retz.; Galinsoga parviflora var. adenophora Thell.; Galinsoga parviflora f. parceglandulosa Thell.; Galinsoga parviflora subsp. parceglandulosa ; Galinsoga parviflora f. subeglandulosa Thell.; Galinsoga quinqueradiata Ruiz & Pav.; Stemmatella sodiroi Hieron.; Vigolina acmella (Roth) Poir.; Wiborgia acmella Roth; Wiborgia parviflora (Cav.) Kunth; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Quick Weed, gallant soldier, potato weed, small-flower galinsoga, Hameng shampakpi, Mookuthi Poo, Chitlange jhar |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| 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. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | At higher elevations in Chikhaldara range among grasses |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Not Common |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/229805
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Quick%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 | : Galinsoga Ruiz & Pav. - gallant soldier |
| Species | : Galinsoga parviflora Cav. - gallant soldier |