About Pink Node Flower
Caesulia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Caesulia axillaris. Its common name is pink node flower. It is native to Bangladesh, Burma, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. This plant grows in wet and aquatic habitat, such as marshes, wet meadows, and irrigation ditches. It may grow on wet land or float in water bodies. It grows in rice paddies in some areas, but it is usually not weedy.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Caesulia axillaris
- Genus
- Caesulia
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Nepali
- थुक झार Thuk Jhaar
- Telugu
- Erra gobbi, Thella jiluga
- Marathi
- काळा माका Kala Maka
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Pink Node Flower belongs to the Asteraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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