Isocarpha comprises five species ranging from southern Texas and the Bahamas to northern Peru and northeastern Brazil. The genus belongs in Eupatorieae rather than Heliantheae, but structure of the head of Isocarpha with its elongate, chaffy receptacle is anomalous within Eupatorieae. An hypothesis is presented suggesting the evolutionary derivation of this type of head through formation of flo...

Verbesina encelioides belongs to the Asteraceae family and also known as golden crown beard wild sunflower. In present study callus was raised from leaf explant of V. encelioides. Callus obtained on MS medium. The used for antifungal activity identification. in-vitro anti-fungal Candida albicans gave most effective response out all studied fungi, with best being displayed in methanol extract fo...