Acmella brachyglossa
Cass.
Asteraceae
Ceratocephalus caespitosus (DC.) Kuntze
Spilanthes arrayana Gardner
Spilanthes caespitosa DC.
Spilanthes eggersii Hieron.
Spilanthes limonica A.H.Moore
Spilanthes ocymifolia radiifera A.H.Moore
Common Name:
General Information
Acmella brachyglossa is an annual plant with decumbent to stems that occasionally root at the nodes; it can grow around 10 - 30cm tall[
2014- Title
- Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan
- Publication
- Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82
- Author
- Chung K.F. et al
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
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- Description
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].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is cultivated as a medicinal plant in Taiwan[
2014- Title
- Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan
- Publication
- Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82
- Author
- Chung K.F. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Given its weedy behavior in other parts of the world, Acmella brachyglossa is likely to become widespread and rampant in Taiwan[
2014- Title
- Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan
- Publication
- Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82
- Author
- Chung K.F. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
2014- Title
- Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan
- Publication
- Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82
- Author
- Chung K.F. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
-
- Description
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Range
S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to southern Mexico; Caribbean - Cuba, Windward Is.
Habitat
Thickets, disturbed areas, montane forest, Pinus-Quercus forests, roadsides, seepage areas.
Properties
| Weed Potential | Yes |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.20 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The plant is used as a spice in Acre, Brazil[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
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- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
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- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
].
Medicinal
The flower is used to treat toothache[
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
-
- Author
- de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
- Publisher
- Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-9978-77-135-8
- Description
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].
A mouthwash made from the boiled plant is used to prevent cavities in the teeth[
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
-
- Author
- de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
- Publisher
- Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-9978-77-135-8
- Description
-
].
The plant (part not specified) is used as a treatment for diarrhea[
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
-
- Author
- de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
- Publisher
- Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-9978-77-135-8
- Description
-
].
The plant (part not specified) is used as a treatment for scurvy, toothache, throat and gum infections[
2014- Title
- Notes on Acmella (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Taiwan
- Publication
- Botanical Studies (2008) 49: 73-82
- Author
- Chung K.F. et al
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
