Mukhtari / Madras Carpet
Grangea maderaspatana
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Grangea maderaspatana
- Genus
- Grangea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In moist places
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Africa, Sri Lanka, India through to Nepal, China, Indo-China, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana, Rajasthan, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-July
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Asteraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- मुखतरी mukhtari, मुस्तरू mustaru, নামুতি
- Nepali
- गोब्रे झार gobre jhaar, माक्सी-पर्ण maaksee-parn
- Bengali
- হলদে ঘাস holde ghas, নামুতি namuti, পাদান padan
- Tamil
- மாசிபத்திரி maci-pattiri
- Kannada
- ದವನ davana, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಾದಾರಿ dodda gaadaari, ಗ್ರಂಥಪರ್ಣಿ granthaparni
- Malayalam
- നിലന്പാല nilampala, തുമ്മൽച്ചെടി
- Marathi
- माचीपत्री machipatri
About Mukhtari
Madras Carpet (Grangea maderaspatana) is a herb belonging to the Asteraceae family (Daisy/Sunflower family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, capitulum (head) flower clusters, achene with pappus fruit. It is typically found in in moist places. It is native to Africa. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-July. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Mukhtari belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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