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Asteraceae

Aster indicus L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Aster

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Aster indicus: Page: Left; Common English name: Bassia scoparia; Name in Kanji: 地膚苗; English translation of Kanji: earth skin sapling; Name in Katakana: ニハ・クサ・ノ・ナヘ; Katakana p
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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
马兰, 雞兒腸, 鱼鳅串, 田边菊, 马兰头, 马名紫菀, 鸡儿肠, 广东偶雏菊
Greek
Αστήρ ο ινδικός, Αστήρ ο ινδικός βαρ. ινδικός

Synonyms

  • Aster cantonensis (Lour.) Courtois
  • Aster indicus var. indicus
  • Aster ursinus Lév. & Vaniot
  • Aster ursinus H.Lév.
  • Aster yangtzensis Migo
  • Asteromoea cantoniensis Matsum.
  • Boltonia cantoniensis Franch. & Sav.
  • Boltonia indica Benth.
  • Callistemma indicum G.Don
  • Callistephus indicus DC.
  • Hisutsua cantoniensis DC.
  • Hisutsua serrata Hook. & Arn.
  • Kalimeris indica f. indica
  • Kalimeris indica subsp. indica
  • Kalimeris indica var. indica
  • Matricaria cantoniensis Lour.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.