Patal Tumbri / Marguerite Daisy
Argyranthemum frutescens
- Found in India
- Manipur, Tamil Nadu
How to identify Patal Tumbri
Identify Patal Tumbri by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Head.
- In India, compare location records such as Manipur, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Patal Tumbri.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Argyranthemum frutescens
- Genus
- Argyranthemum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Found in India
- Manipur, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The alternate, more or less fleshy and blue-green leaves are in outline oval to oval-lanceolate, 1–8 cm (0.4–3.1 in) long and 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The alternate, more or less fleshy and blue-green leaves are in outline oval to oval-lanceolate, 1–8 cm (0.4–3.1 in) long and 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Patal Tumbri itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- HeadrecordedA dense, tight cluster of many small stalkless flowers, packed into a rounded or flat head.“The inflorescences are loose with 4 to 30 daisy-like flower heads, white with a yellow center, up to 2 cm (0.79 in) in diameter.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- AchenerecordedA small, dry, single-seeded fruit that does not split open.“In most subspecies, the ligules of the ray florets are about 8 mm long, pure white, female and form fertile achenes, which are triangular to horn-like winged.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Patal Tumbri itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पाताल तुम्बरी Patal tumbri
- Urdu
- Dawudi mina ﺩﺍﻭﯗﺩﯼ ﻣﹻﻨﺎ
About Patal Tumbri
Marguerite Daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens) belongs to the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Manipur and Tamil Nadu.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Patal Tumbri belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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