Synedrella

Synedrella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[2][3][4]

Synedrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Subtribe:	Ecliptinae
Genus:	Synedrella Gaertn.
Species:	S. nodiflora
Binomial name
Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.
Synonyms[1]
Ucacou Adans. Verbesina nodiflora L. Eclipta latifolia L.f. Blainvillea latifolia (L.f.) DC. Ecliptica latifolia (L.f.) Kuntze Wedelia cryptocephala Peter Ucacou nodiflorum (L.) Hitchc.

It contains only one known species, Synedrella nodiflora, native to South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, and Florida. It is naturalized in much of Asia, northern Australia, some Pacific Islands, and tropical Africa.^{[1][5][6][7][8][9]} Nodeweed and Cinderella weed are common names for this species.^[10]

Formerly included

Synedrella nodiflora in chalakudy

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• Synedrella peduncularis Benth., syn of Schizoptera peduncularis (Benth.) S.F.Blake
• Synedrella vialis (Less.) A.Gray, syn of Calyptocarpus vialis Less.