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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