Asteraceae
Sphaeranthus

Sphaeranthus indicus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 927 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Yunnan) to Tropical Asia and Australia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2024). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 5: 1-432. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • GRIN (USDA)
  • MPNS Import
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)
  • WHODrug Herbal Substances 2025

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Basedow, H. [10] Australia K002314384 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002314283 Yes
[P. B. Webb] [s.n.] K002314351 Yes
s.coll. [548] K002314349 Yes
Sorensen, T.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1194] Thailand K002314335 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002314381 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [14175] K002314279 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002314372 Yes
[Bourne] [3211] K002314280 Yes
Christian, C.S. [1541] Australia K002314385 Yes
Wall L. n. [1414] K002314281 Yes
Bourne [s.n.] K002314292 Yes
Mitchell, T.L. [s.n.] K002314378 Yes
Lazarides, M. [6468] Australia K002314386 Yes
Elbert, J. [4078] K002314354 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16416] K002314290 Yes
Fitzgerald, W.V. [1208] Australia K002314383 Yes
Ramamoorthy, T.P. [HFP 1260] India K002314278 Yes
Kostermans, A.J.G.H.; Wirawan [932] Indonesia K002314353 Yes
Lindley, J. [1414] India K002314287 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [3354] Australia K002314373 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [5129] Australia K002314371 Yes
s.coll. [26] India K002314289 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002314282 Yes
Backer, C.A. [16726] K002314355 Yes
s.coll. [86] India K002314288 Yes
Adames, F. [s.n.] India K001739059 Yes
Chippendale, G. [7181] Australia K002314374 Yes
Lazarides, M. [5252] Australia K002314376 Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K002314382 Yes
Dr. [Shunter] [s.n.] India K002314286 Yes
[Dr. Shutir] [s.n.] K002314285 Yes
Henne [s.n.] Australia K002314380 Yes
Horsfield, T. [s.n.] Indonesia K002314350 Yes
Byrnes, N. [1951] Australia K002314375 Yes
Wallace, A.R. [s.n.] K002314352 Yes
Smith, L.S. [04361] Australia K002314388 Yes
[A. H. G.]; Bourne [s.n.] K002314291 Yes
Sorensen, T.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [416] Thailand K002314336 Yes
s.coll. [23] Australia K002314379 Yes
Chippendale, G. [5835] Australia K002314387 Yes
[Wall. L. n.] [1414] India K002314284 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3178] Sphaeranthus hirtus K001118693 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3178] India Sphaeranthus hirtus K001118692 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3178] Sphaeranthus hirtus K001118688 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3178] India Sphaeranthus hirtus K001118689 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3178] India Sphaeranthus hirtus K001118690 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3178] India Sphaeranthus hirtus K001118691 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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