Wollastonia biflora
Beach Sunflower, Honolulu Nehe
Also known as: Acmella biflora (L.) Spreng. +16 more
- Acmella biflora (L.) Spreng.
- Adenostemma biflorum (L.) Less.
- Anthemiopsis macrophylla Bojer ex DC.
- Buphthalmum australe Spreng., 1807
- Eclipta scabriuscula Wall.
- Lipochaeta ovata R.C.Gardner
- Melanthera biflora (L.) Wild
- Melanthera biflora (L.) Willd.
- Melanthera biflora var. biflora
- Melanthera glandulosa Wall. ex DC.
- Microchaeta strigulosa (Gaudich.) Nutt.
- Niebuhria biflora (L.) Britten
- Seruneum biflorum (L.) Kuntze
- Seruneum scabriusculum Kuntze
- Seruneum strigulosum (Gaudich.) Kuntze
- Stemmodontia biflora (L.) W.Wight
- Verbesina biflora var. biflora
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling subshrub or shrub.
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Wollastonia biflora (commonly known as Beach Sunflower or Honolulu Nehe) is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Asteraceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Comoros, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, India, Jawa, Kazan-retto, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.
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)
Seychelles
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms