About Sigesbeckia
Sigesbeckia orientalis, commonly known as Indian weed or common St. Paul's wort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a small, upright, sparsely branched shrub with yellow flowers and widespread in Asia, Africa and Australia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sigesbeckia orientalis
- Genus
- Sigesbeckia
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On hills above 900m in wastelands, also in dry and moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- Old & New World tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- गोबरिया Gobariya
- Nepali
- दुधे झार Dudhe Jhaar, गोब्रे झार Gobre Jhaar, नौनिं पत्र Nauni Patra
- Tamil
- கதம்பம் Katampam
- Telugu
- కతమ్పం Katampam, రెక్కల రావి Rekkala ravi
- Kannada
- ಅಂಟು ಹೂವಿನ ಗಿಡ Antu Huvina Gida
- Malayalam
- കടംപൂ Katampoo, കടംപൂ
- Marathi
- कटंपू Katampu
Botanical family
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Sigesbeckia belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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