Adenostemma platyphyllum
Cass.
Asteraceae
Common Name:
General Information
Adenostemma platyphyllum is a coarse, erect, annual plant that can grow up to 1 metre tall[
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica.
Habitat
A weed in wet situations; streamsides, ditches, old gardens, sometimes troublesome in badly-drained pasture; at elevations up to 2,000 metres in New Guinea[
].
Properties
| Weed Potential | Yes |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant has become a pantropical weed and is recorded as being invasive in many areas. The seeds are easily spread; they have sticky awns atop achenes and these easily cling to clothing and the fur of animals [
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant is a remedy for pimples on the head and ears. The leaves are burned and the ashes rubbed onto the afflicted area[
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
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.
