Madras Carpet

Grangea maderaspatana

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About Madras Carpet

Grangea maderaspatana, commonly known as Madras carpet, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

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Plant Details

Scientific name
Grangea maderaspatana
Genus
Grangea
Habit
Herb
Habitat
In moist places
Native to
Africa
Distribution
Africa, Sri Lanka, India through to Nepal, China, Indo-China, Malaysia
Flowering & fruiting
September-July
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)

Local Names

Hindi
मुखतरी mukhtari, मुस्तरू mustaru, নামুতি
Nepali
गोब्रे झार gobre jhaar, माक्सी-पर्ण maaksee-parn
Bengali
হলদে ঘাস holde ghas, নামুতি namuti, পাদান padan
Tamil
மாசிபத்திரி maci-pattiri
Kannada
ದವನ davana, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಾದಾರಿ dodda gaadaari, ಗ್ರಂಥಪರ್ಣಿ granthaparni
Malayalam
നിലന്പാല nilampala, തുമ്മൽച്ചെടി
Marathi
माचीपत्री machipatri
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Botanical family

Asteraceae

Daisy/Sunflower family

Madras Carpet belongs to the Asteraceae family.

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