The plant is* Tridax procumbens L.*, Sp. Pl. 900. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit.
India 3: 311. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 711(500). 1921; Manilal &
Sivar., Fl. Calicut 154. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 234. 1984; Ansari,
Fl. Kasaragod Div. 217. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 160. 1988; Ramach.
& V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 255. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam
Dist. 223. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 385. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat
Dist. 256. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 268. 1994;
Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 195. 1995; H.J. Chowdhery in Hajra et al., Fl.
India 12: 418. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 255. 1996;
Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 179. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 381.
1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 210. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS
172. 1999; Sunil, Fl. Pl. Alappuzha Dist. 474. 2000; Sasidh., Fl.
Parambikulam WLS 172. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 289. 2005.
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 7:28 PM, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Request for identification of this very common wild flower but have never
> learned its name.
>
> Date/Time- Sep 2011
>
>
> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Pune
>
>
> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild
>
>
> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- plant
>
>
> Height/Length- 0.5 to 1 foot
>
>
> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- green
>
>
> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- small yellow
>
>
> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Not seen
>
>
> In my childhood days used to play some game with this flower boy/girl i
> wonder why?
>
>
> Regards
>
> Bhagyashri
>
--
Dr. Satheesh George
Senior Scientist
Plant Systematics and Genetic Resources Division
& 'CMPR' Herbarium
Centre for Medicinal Plants Research
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Malappuram Dist., KERALA, INDIA
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