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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia (China, Afghanistan, Japan; Taiwan, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam, and Singapore), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia), New Zealand, and the Pacific islands, including Samoa, New Caledonia, and Fiji. In China, the species is known from southern and central provinces (Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Yunnan, Zhejiang, and Sichuan), and from Taiwan, Province of China (Sharma et al. 1984, Henry et al. 1987, Verm et al. 1993, Almeida 1996, Cook 1996, Pullaiah and Ali 1997, Mathew 1999, eFlora 2011).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Afghanistan; Angola (Angola); Australia; Bangladesh; Benin; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cameroon; China (Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte dIvoire; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gabon; Ghana; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kenya; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Liberia; Malaysia; Mali; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; New Caledonia; New Zealand (North Is.); Nigeria; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; Singapore; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Togo; Uganda; United States; Viet Nam; Zimbabwe
Upper elevation limit (metres): 1500
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Population [top]
Population: The species is a commonly seen species, but specific population data is unknown.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It is an annual plant, seen in a wide range of habitats, including growing in wet places, marshy banks, sometimes found submerged in shallow water and rice fields. It can inhabit waste grounds and roadsides. The plant grows almost all types of soil, in any habitat.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: No
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: It is used in medicine in treating a variety of respiratory conditions. It is used for colds and acute and chronic allergies.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This species is wide spread and can be found growing in almost any habitat. There are no known threats.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Conservation actions are not known or needed for this species.
Citation: Rehel, S. 2011. Centipeda minima. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T177366A7422894. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T177366A7422894.en. Downloaded on 16 March 2016.
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