Kalimeris indica (L.) Sch.-Bip., Zoll. Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 125. 1854-55. Boltonia indica (L.) Bengh. Fl. Hongk. 174. 1861; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 249. 1881. Aster indicus L., Sp. Pl. 876. 1753.

Herbs, branched, 30 - 60 cm high, striate. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute at apex, margin 2 - 6-toothed above middle, 3 - 6 x 0.6 - 1.5 cm, glabrescent or sparsely pubescent. Heads many, ca 1 cm across, on leafy branches. Involucral bracts oblanceolate, 2 - 4 mm long, acute or obtuse, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Ray florets many; tubes 1 - 2 mm long; ligule ca 1 mm long. Disc florets ca 3 mm long, tube ca 1 mm long. Achenes ca 2 mm long, finely pubescent. Pappus scales minute, connate below, awned.

Fl. & Fr. July - Sept.

Distrib. India: Manipur.

China and Myanmar.