Gobariya / Sigesbeckia
Sigesbeckia orientalis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sigesbeckia orientalis
- Genus
- Sigesbeckia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On hills above 900m in wastelands, also in dry and moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- Old & New World tropics
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Manipur
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
- गोबरिया Gobariya
- Nepali
- दुधे झार Dudhe Jhaar, गोब्रे झार Gobre Jhaar, नौनिं पत्र Nauni Patra
- Tamil
- கதம்பம் Katampam
- Telugu
- కతమ్పం Katampam, రెక్కల రావి Rekkala ravi
- Kannada
- ಅಂಟು ಹೂವಿನ ಗಿಡ Antu Huvina Gida
- Malayalam
- കടംപൂ Katampoo, കടംപൂ
- Marathi
- कटंपू Katampu
About Gobariya
Sigesbeckia (Sigesbeckia orientalis) 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 on hills above 900m in wastelands, also in dry and moist deciduous forests. It occurs across Old & New World tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Gobariya belongs to the Asteraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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