Ageratum conyzoides L.

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🗒 Synonyms

synonym	Ageratum album Hort.Berol. ex Hornem.
synonym	Ageratum arsenei B.L.Rob.
synonym	Ageratum brachystephanum Regel
synonym	Ageratum ciliare L.
synonym	Ageratum coeruleum Desf.
synonym	Ageratum conyzoides f. album (Willd.) B.L.Rob.
synonym	Ageratum conyzoides f. conyzoides
synonym	Ageratum conyzoides f. obtusifolia (Lam.) Miq.
synonym	Ageratum conyzoides var. hirtum (Lam.) DC.
synonym	Ageratum conyzoides var. inaequipaleaceum Hieron.
synonym	Ageratum conyzoides var. pilosum Blume
synonym	Ageratum cordifolium Roxb.
synonym	Ageratum hirsutum Lam.
synonym	Ageratum hirtum Lam.
synonym	Ageratum humile Larran.
synonym	Ageratum iltisii R.M.King & H.Rob.
synonym	Ageratum latifolium Cav.
synonym	Ageratum latifolium var. galapageium B.L.Rob.
synonym	Ageratum microcarpum (Benth. ex Benth.) Hemsl.
synonym	Ageratum muticum Griseb.
synonym	Ageratum nanum Hort. ex Sch.Bip.
synonym	Ageratum obtusifolium Lam.
synonym	Ageratum odoratum Bailly
synonym	Ageratum suffruticosum Regel
synonym	Alomia microcarpa f. torresii Standl.
synonym	Cacalia mentrasto Vell. Conc.
synonym	Carelia brachystephana (Regel) Kuntze
synonym	Carelia conyzoides (L.) Kuntze
synonym	Carelia mutica (Griseb.) Kuntze
synonym	Coelestina microcarpa Benth. ex Benth.
synonym	Coelestina suffruticosa Sweet
synonym	Eupatorium conyzoides (L.) E. H. Krause
synonym	Eupatorium paleaceum Sessé & Moc.
synonym	Sparganophorus obtusifolius Lag.

🗒 Common Names

Assamese	Gendali-bon Gondhoa-bon
English	Appa grass Goat Weed White weed
Hindi	Visadodi
Malayalam	Appa Kattappa Kumminnipacha Murianpacha Pokasunga
Other	Appa Gendhua Bon (Ass.) Goat Weed Kattappa Poom pillu Undai
Tamil	Pampillu

📚 Overview

Overview

Summary

Brief

Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb Distribution notes: Exotic

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Diagnostic

Diagnostic Keys

Herbs 40-60 cm

Sanjib Barua

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Description

Habit: Herb

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Herbs, viscid hairy. Leaves 5-7 x 3-5 cm, ovate, apex acute, crenate, base rounded; petiole 1-3 cm long. Heads white, to 7 mm across, in terminal corymbose panicle; bracts 1-3-seriate, 3-4 mm long, elliptic, toothed at apex, 3-ribbed. Flowers all similar, bisexual; corolla 2.5 mm long, tubular, white, glabrous, 5-lobed at apex; stamens 5, anthers linear. Achenes 2 mm long, linear, 5-angled, hirsute along the angles; pappus 3-4 mm long, many, setaceous.

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
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SubSpecies Varieties Races

Diagnostic Keys

Description

No Data

📚 Nomenclature and Classification

Nomenclature and Classification

Taxon Record Name

References

Type Information

No Data

📚 Natural History

Natural History

Life Cycle

Cyclicity

Flowering and fruiting: August-December

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

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Reproduction

Seeds

Sanjib Barua

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Herbs, ca 1m; Leaves 5-102-5cm, ovate-rhomboid, elliptic-ovate, apex acute, base acute, crenate or serrate, pilose on both surfaces. Heads 4-7mm across, in terminal, dense corymbs; involucral bracts bi-serriate, glandular pubescent; outer bracts oblong-lanceolate; inner bracts lanceolate. Flowers pale blue. Corolla 0.8cm, tubular, finely pubescent, pale blue. Pappus scales 5

Sanjib Barua

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Flower

In terminal corymbs, white tending to blue with increase in altitude. Flowering from December-May.

Fruit

An achene, slightly curved, narrowed below. Fruiting throughout the year.

Leaf arrangement

Opposite

Leaf Bases

Truncate

Leaf Shapes

Obovate

Leaf Types

Simple

Habit

A soft hairy annual herb.

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Miscellaneous Details

Notes: Weeds in fallow fields, Plains, Naturalized, Native of Tropical America

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	Sanjana Julias Thilakar G Renu D. Narasimhan
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Common name from its goat like odour.

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No Data

📚 Habitat and Distribution

Habitat and Distribution

General Habitat

Weed in fallow fields and wastelands in the High Ranges

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Most abundant weed of disturbed ground and fallows, damp places and forest undergrowth. Aggressive colonizer. Plains from the coast to 1300m. Native to America, now a common weed of all warm countries.

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Cosmopolitian

Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.

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Distribution

Description

Global Distribution

Pantropical

Indian distribution

State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

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Maharashtra: Common throughout Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	Sanjana Julias Thilakar G Renu D. Narasimhan
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Global Distribution

India: Throughout; America

Local Distribution

Bongaigaon, Barak Valley, Kamrup, Eastern Assam

Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.

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Endemic Distribution

No Data

📚 Occurrence

Occurrence

No Data

📚 Demography and Conservation

Demography and Conservation

Population Biology

Trends

Risk Statement

Common

Sanjib Barua

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Conservation Status

Threats

Threats recoded

Sanjib Barua

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Legislation

Protection Legal Status

It is found growing wild in the tropical forest

Sanjib Barua

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No Data

📚 Uses and Management

Uses and Management

Uses

System of Medicines Used In

Ayurveda

Folk medicine

Siddha

Traditional chinese medicine

Medicinal

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

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Leaves are crushed and applied to heal open wounds.

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System Of Medicines Used In

Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine

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Folklore

Management

No Data

📚 Information Listing

Information Listing

Species Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN)

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

References

Ageratum conyzoides L., Sp. Pl. 839. 1753; Clarke, Comp. Ind. 30. 1876; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 243. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 677(476). 1921; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 151. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 224. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 208. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 147. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 241. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 208. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 358. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 248. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 252. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 186. 1995; Uniyal in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 348. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 9, 21, 29; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 244. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 172. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 359. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 193. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 161. 1999; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 86. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 165. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 368. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 274. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 374. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 457. 2009.

Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=81

Information Listing > References

Ageratum conyzoides L., Sp. Pl. 839. 1753; Clarke, Comp. Ind. 30. 1876; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 243. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 677(476). 1921; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 151. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 224. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 208. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 147. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 241. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 208. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 358. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 248. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 252. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 186. 1995; Uniyal in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 348. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 9, 21, 29; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 244. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 172. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 359. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 193. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 161. 1999; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 86. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 165. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 368. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 274. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 374. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 457. 2009.
Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=81