Synedrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus: Synedrella
Gaertn.
Species:
S. nodiflora
Binomial name
Synedrella nodiflora
Synonyms[1]
  • Ucacou Adans.
  • Verbesina nodiflora L.
  • Eclipta latifolia L.f.
  • Blainvillea latifolia (L.f.) DC.
  • Ecliptica latifolia (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Wedelia cryptocephala Peter
  • Ucacou nodiflorum (L.) Hitchc.

Synedrella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3][4]

It contains only one known species, Synedrella nodiflora, native to South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, and Florida. It is naturalized in much of Asia, northern Australia, some Pacific Islands, and tropical Africa.[1][5][6][7][8][9] Nodeweed and Cinderella weed are common names for this species.[10]

Formerly included

Synedrella nodiflora in chalakudy

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Gaertner, Joseph. 1791. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 2(3): 456-457 in Latin
  3. ↑ Gaertner, Joseph. 1791. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 2(3): plate CLXXI line drawing
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Synedrella Gaertn.
  5. ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 127 Synedrella Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 456, plate 171, fig. 7. 1791.
  6. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 868 金腰箭属 jin yao jian shu Synedrella Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 456. 1791.
  7. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  8. ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa-Peña, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Asteraceae. 5(2): ined. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
  9. ↑ Pruski, J.F. 1997. Asteraceae. 3: 177–393. In J. A. Steyermark, P. E. Berry & B. K. Holst (eds.) Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis
  10. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Synedrella nodiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 December 2015.


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