Heliopsis buphthalmoides
(Jacq.) Dunal
Asteraceae
We are following the treatment in Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., which treats Acmella oppositifolia (Lam.) R.K.Jansen as a synonym of Heliopsis buphthalmoides. However, other authorities such as Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands, accept Acmella oppositifolia as a distinct species
Acmella buphthalmoides (Jacq.) Pers.
Acmella mutisii (Kunth) Cass.
Acmella occidentalis (Willd.) Rich.
Acmella oppositifolia (Lam.) R.K.Jansen
Andrieuxia mexicana DC.
Anthemis americana Mutis ex L.f.
Anthemis buphthalmoides Jacq.
Anthemis occidentalis Willd.
Anthemis oppositifolia Lam.
Anthemis ovatifolia Ortega
Ceratocephalus americanus Kuntze
Ceratocephalus diffusus Kuntze
Gymnolomia sylvatica Klatt
Helemonium canescens (Kunth) Steud.
Helenomoium canescens Willd. ex DC.
Helianthus buphthalmoides (Jacq.) DC.
Helianthus cordatus Lam. ex DC.
Heliopsis canescens Kunth
Heliopsis dubia Dunal
Heliopsis oppositifolia (Lam.) S.Díaz
Heliopsis pulchra T.R.Fisher
Heliopsis rugosa DC.
Hemolepis canescens E.Vilm.
Kallias ovata Cass.
Nemolepis canescens (Kunth) E.Vilm.
Spilanthes americana (Kuntze) Hieron.
Spilanthes disciformis B.L.Rob.
Spilanthes mutisii Kunth
Spilanthes oppositifolia (Lam.) D'Arcy
Stemmodontia elongata Rusby
Verbesina ovata Poir.
Wedelia annua Gilli
Common Name:
General Information
Heliopsis buphthalmoides is a much-branched, herbaceous perennial plant with erect or decumbent stems that sometimes root at the lower nodes; it can grow up to 100cm tall[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
2016- Title
- Taxonomy of the genus Heliopsis (Compositae)
- Publication
- The Ohio Journal of Science 57(3): 171-191, May, 1957
- Author
- Fisher T.R.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1957
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
2016- Title
- Taxonomy of the genus Heliopsis (Compositae)
- Publication
- The Ohio Journal of Science 57(3): 171-191, May, 1957
- Author
- Fisher T.R.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1957
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
Range
S. America - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, French Guiana; through central America to central Mexico
Habitat
Damp or wet thickets or oak forest, sometimes as a weed in coffee plantations; at elevations from 750 - 3,000 metres[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.60 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Leaves - raw. The fresh leaves are 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
]. The dried, powdered leaves are used as a condiment[
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 tea made from the plant (part not specified) is used as a treatment for coughs[
508- Title
- The Ethnobotany of Chinchero.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 24
- Author
- Franquemont C. Et al
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0015-0746
- Description
- Brief details on the local uses of plants for an Andean community in southern Peru. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
A bath made with an infusion of the crushed leaves is used to treat 'la holanda' (a disease caused by a virus) in children. An infusion of the crushed plant, mixed with 'chuko' and plum, is used to refresh the kidneys[
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
-
].
An infusion of the plant is used for cold and pain[
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 indeterminate conditions. The flowers, crushed along with "pichana", are used to soothe 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
-
].
The leaves, flowers and stem cure infections in the mouth[
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
-
].
It serves as a medicine for scurvy[
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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