Monday, 13 October 2025

Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore

 


Family: Asteraceae

Synonym: Crassocephalum diversifolium var. crepidioides (Benth.) Hiern, Gynura crepidioides Benth.

Vernacular name: Appuppanthadi

Habit: Herb

Habitat: Deciduous forests, also in forest plantations and plains

Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, China, Africa and Madagascar

Flowering and Fruiting: August-December

Key identification features: Tall herbs. Leaves lower ones lyrate pinnatifid, elliptic-oblanceolate. Racemes terminal; flowers yellow, Achenes brown; pappus numerous, white.

Uses: To treat indigestion, stomachache, and wound

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