''Gynura'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the daisy
family
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Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...
native to Asia. The best known species is ''
Gynura aurantiaca
''Gynura aurantiaca'', called purple passion or velvet plant, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is native to Southeast Asia but grown in many other places as a house plant. In warm regions, it is frequently grown ...
'', often grown as a house plant. This plant is commonly known as purple passion because of the velvety purple leaves.
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Asteraceae genera
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