| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Subfamily | Asteroideae |
| Tribe | Senecioneae |
| Scientific name | Senecio crassissimus Humbert |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (English common name) none |
| (Japanese common name) shi-ban-tou (紫蛮刀, バンシトウ [meaning: purple barbarian sword]), shi-kinshou (紫金章, シキンショウ [meaning: purple gold medals]), shibi-kan (魚尾冠, シビカン [meaning: fish tail crown]), shi-ryu (紫竜, シリュウ [meaning: purple dragon]) | |
| Distribution | Madagascar |
| Reference | Senecio crassissimus Humbert |
| Senecio crassissimus Humbert | |
| Senecio crassissimus |
| March 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |