Kalimeris indica

Kalimeris indica
Inflorescence of Kalimeris indica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Kalimeris
Species:
K. indica
Binomial name
Kalimeris indica
Synonyms
  • Aster cantonensis (Lour.) Courtois
  • Aster indicus L.
  • Aster javanicus Garcin ex Burm.f.
  • Aster ursinus H.Lév. nom. illeg.
  • Aster yangtzensis Migo
  • Asteromoea cantoniensis (Lour.) Matsum.
  • Asteromoea indica (L.) Blume
  • Boltonia indica (L.) Benth.
  • Callistemma indicum (L.) G.Don
  • Callistephus indicus (L.) DC.
  • Chrysanthemum cuneatum Roxb.
  • Hisutsua cantonensis (Lour.) DC.
  • Hisutua cantoniensis (Lour.) DC.
  • Hisutua serrata Hook. & Arn.
  • Martinia polymorpha Vaniot
  • Matricaria cantoniensis Lour.

Kalimeris indica, also known as Indian aster or Indian Kalimeris, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). Kalimeris indica, like other species in the genus of Kalimeris, occurs mainly in eastern Asian countries of China, Korea and Japan, and has been introduced to California and Hawaii.