Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore

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

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: red, orange

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