Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2586)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2483)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2101)
Order: Asterales (218)
Family: Asteraceae (217)(family description)
Genus: Senecio (9)
Epithet: scandens L. (2)
Synonyms: Cineraria chinensis Spreng., Cineraria repanda Lour., Senecio chinensis (Spreng.) DC., Senecio confusus Elmer, Senecio solanifolius Jeffrey
chinensis => of Chinese origin
confusus => easily mistaken for another species, disordered
repanda => with slightly uneven, undulating margin
scandens => climbing
solanifolius => with leaves as in the genera Solanum