Classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Calenduleae Genus: Calendula Species: C. officinalis Common Names: in English: calendula, common marigold, garden marigold, hen and chickens, marigold, pot marigold, ruddles, Scotch marigold in Arabic: djamir, djoumaira in China: jin zhan ju, chin chan hua in India: roja, sushi phul, thulvkka saamanthi, zendu, zergul in Japan: to-kin-sen-ka in Tibetan: bod-gur-gum Scientific Names (Synonyms) Calendula aurantiaca Kotschy ex Boiss. Calendula eriocarpa DC. Calendula hydruntina (Fiori) Lanza Calendula officinalis var. prolifera Hort. Calendula prolifera Hort. ex Steud. Calendula × santamariae Font Quer Calendula sinuata var. aurantiaca (Klotzsch ex Boiss.) Boiss. Ca...