Caesulia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Inuleae
Subtribus: Inulinae
Genus: Caesulia
Species: C. axillaris
Name

Caesulia Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1: 64. 1795[1798].
References

Roxb., Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 1: 64. 1795[1798].

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Caesulia. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 15 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Caesulia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 15.
Tropicos.org 2018. Caesulia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 15.
Hassler, M. 2018. Caesulia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 15. Reference page.

Caesulia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Caesulia axillaris.[2] Its common name is pink node flower.[1] It is native to Bangladesh, Burma, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.[1]

This plant grows in wet and aquatic habitat, such as marshes, wet meadows, and irrigation ditches. It may grow on wet land or float in water bodies. It grows in rice paddies in some areas, but it is usually not weedy.[1]

References

Gupta, A. K. 2011. Caesulia axillaris. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 23 September 2013.
Caesulia. The Plant List.