Melanthera biflora
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![General appearance of the shrub.](/Images/godic/202502/21/Melanthera_biflora0880345.JPG")
![Flowering shrub from Tonga growing along the seashore.](/Images/godic/202502/21/Wollastonia_biflora0345.jpg")
Melanthera biflora, also known as sea daisy, beach daisy and sea ox-eye, (Hindi:Bhringaraaja; Malay:Serunai laut, Pokok serunai; Fijian:Kovekove, Sekava; Maldivian: Mirihi; Samoan: Ateate; Thai:เบญจมาศน้ำเค็ม or ผักคราดทะเล; Tongan: Ate), is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is a scandent, rough-looking and fast-growing plant with a wide distribution.