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Useful Tropical Plants

Acmella ciliata

(Kunth) Cass.

Asteraceae

+ Synonyms

Acmella fimbriata (Kunth) Cass.

Ceratocephalus ciliatus (Kunth) Kuntze

Ceratocephalus fimbriatus (Kunth) Kuntze

Ceratocephalus poeppigii Kuntze

Spilanthes ciliata Kunth

Spilanthes fimbriata Kunth

Spilanthes melampodioides Gardner

Spilanthes poeppigii DC.

Spilanthes popayanensis Hieron.

Common Name: Ufla

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General Information

Acmella ciliata is a herbaceous perennial plant with stems that are usually decumbent to ascending and root at the nodes; it can grow around 30 - 80cm tall[
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
 
,
2015
Title
The Systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae)
Publication
Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 8, 1985, pp1-115
Author
Jansen R.K.
Publisher
American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Year
1985
ISBN
 
Description
 
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated in Taiwan as a medicinal plant[
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
 
,
2015
Title
The Systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae)
Publication
Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 8, 1985, pp1-115
Author
Jansen R.K.
Publisher
American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Year
1985
ISBN
 
Description
 

Range

S. America - northern Argentina, Bolivia, northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana; C. America - Panama

Habitat

Moist, weedy habitats especially along road sides, cultivated fields, and stream banks; at elevations from sea level to 2,650 metres[
2015
Title
The Systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae)
Publication
Systematic Botany Monographs, Vol. 8, 1985, pp1-115
Author
Jansen R.K.
Publisher
American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Year
1985
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Properties

Weed PotentialYes
Medicinal Rating *  *  *
HabitPerennial
Height0.50 m
Cultivation StatusCultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details



Acmella ciliata is native to northern South America, but can spread as a weed. It has become naturalized in various regions including the Celebes, India, Sumatra and Thailand[
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
 
].
Plants can flower all year round

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
 
Author
Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
Publisher
 
Year
2014
ISBN
 
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
].

Leaves - raw[
1438
Title
Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
Publication
 
Author
Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
Publisher
 
Year
2014
ISBN
 
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
]. Added to salads[
1438
Title
Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
Publication
 
Author
Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
Publisher
 
Year
2014
ISBN
 
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

A decoction of the dried root, combined with Spearmint (Mentha spicata) is used in the treatment of internal bleeding, renal bleeding, and colds with high levels of mucus[
1918
Title
Traditional medicinal plant use in Northern Peru: tracking two thousand years of healing culture
Publication
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2006, 2:47
Author
Bussmann R.W. & Sharon D.
Website
http://10.1186/1746-4269-2-47
Publisher
 
Year
2006
ISBN
 
Description
Includes a list of over 50o species of plants with brief details of their traditional medicinal uses
].

A herbal bath prepared with the leaves is used to treat diarrhoea[
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 flowers are used to treat diarrhoea[
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
 
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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