Species

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Etymology

orientalis: From the Latin orientale, meaning 'eastern' but sometimes also translated as 'from the Orient'.

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

SIGORI

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Flower Colours

Yellow

Year Naturalised

1855

Origin

Warm temperate and tropical Africa to Asia

References and further reading

Wilcox, M.D. 2002. Sigesbeckia orientalis. Auckland Botanical Society Journal, 57: 133

This page last updated on 2 Feb 2013