Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Asterales (237)
Family: Asteraceae (221)(family description)
Genus: Crassocephalum (1)
Epithet: crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore (1)
Synonyms: Crassocephalum crepidioides (Steen.) Belcher, Crassocephalum diversifolium (A.Rich.) Hiern, Gynura crepidioides Benth., Gynura diversifolia (A.Rich.) Sch.Bip., Gynura microcephala Vatke, Gynura polycephala Benth., Senecio crepidioides (Benth.) Asch., Senecio diversifolius A.Rich.
crepidioides => resembling Crepis
diversifolia => with different leaves, variable foliage
diversifolium => with different leaves, variable foliage
polycephala => many headed