Gymnanthemum extensum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Gymnanthemum |
Species: | G. extensum
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Binomial name | |
Gymnanthemum extensum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Gymnanthemum extensum, also known as bitterleaf tree, Chinese: 展枝斑鸠菊 zhan zhi ban jiu ju, Thai: หนานเฉาเหว่ย nan chao woei, is a species of flowering shrub of the family Asteraceae. [1] It is an up to 8 m shrub or small tree found naturally growing at 1,200 m (3,900 ft) to 2,100 m (6,900 ft) above sea level in open forests or thickets in slopes, valleys and by the roadside. [2]
Southern China ( Guizhou, Yunnan), the Himalayas ( Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan) and the Shan Hills ( Myanmar, Thailand). [2] It has been cultivated in Thailand as a garden tree for the medicinal properties of its leaves and the fragrance of its flowers. [3]
Gymnanthemum extensum | |
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Flowers | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Gymnanthemum |
Species: | G. extensum
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Binomial name | |
Gymnanthemum extensum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Gymnanthemum extensum, also known as bitterleaf tree, Chinese: 展枝斑鸠菊 zhan zhi ban jiu ju, Thai: หนานเฉาเหว่ย nan chao woei, is a species of flowering shrub of the family Asteraceae. [1] It is an up to 8 m shrub or small tree found naturally growing at 1,200 m (3,900 ft) to 2,100 m (6,900 ft) above sea level in open forests or thickets in slopes, valleys and by the roadside. [2]
Southern China ( Guizhou, Yunnan), the Himalayas ( Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan) and the Shan Hills ( Myanmar, Thailand). [2] It has been cultivated in Thailand as a garden tree for the medicinal properties of its leaves and the fragrance of its flowers. [3]