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Asteraceae
Gynura

*Gynura aurantiaca (Blume) A.P. de Candolle. Common name: Velvet-plant. Phenology: Mar-Jul. Habitat: Wet, disturbed area. Distribution: Native of se. Asia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl7, FNA20, K4, SE1; Cacalia aurantiaca Blume. Basionym: Cacalia aurantiaca Blume 1826

Links to other floras: = Gynura aurantiaca - FNA20

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