Shining Gynura
Gynura nitida
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- September-December
How to identify Shining Gynura
Identify Shining Gynura by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Orange.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Shining Gynura.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gynura nitida
- Genus
- Gynura
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shining Gynura itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Shining Gynura itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Shining Gynura
Shining Gynura (Gynura nitida) belongs to the Asteraceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and 1 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Shining Gynura belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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