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Enydra fluctuans

Buffalo Spinach, Buffalo Spinach
Also known as: Cryphiospermum repens P.Beauv. +15 more
  • Cryphiospermum repens P.Beauv.
  • Enhydra heloncha Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
  • Enydra anagallis Gardner
  • Enydra heloncha DC.
  • Enydra hingcha Voigt
  • Enydra linifolia DC. ex Sch.Bip., 1854
  • Enydra longifolia (Blume) DC.
  • Enydra paludosa (Reinw.) DC.
  • Enydra woollsii F.Muell.
  • Hingtsha repens (P.Beauv.) Roxb.
  • Meyera fluctuans (Lour.) Spreng.
  • Meyera heloncha Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Phyllimena longifolia Blume ex DC., 1836
  • Phyllimena paludosa Blume ex DC.
  • Tetraotis longifolia Blume
  • Tetraotis longifolia Reinw.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Asteraceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Enydra fluctuans (commonly known as Buffalo Spinach) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Asteraceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Cambodia, China South-Central, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Malaya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Sudan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico Southeast, Northern Territory, Paraguay, Peru, Queensland, Uruguay

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