Acmella caulirhiza
Also known as: Acmella caulorhiza Delile +13 more
- Acmella caulorhiza Delile
- Acmella mauritiana Rich.
- Eclipta filicaulis Schumach. & Thonn.
- Spilanthes abyssinica Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich., 1848
- Spilanthes abyssinica Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.
- Spilanthes africana DC.
- Spilanthes africana var. africana
- Spilanthes caulirhiza (Delile) DC.
- Spilanthes caulirhiza var. caulirhiza
- Spilanthes caulirhiza var. madagascariensis DC., 1836
- Spilanthes filicaulis (Schumach. & Thonn.) C.D.Adams
- Spilanthes mauritiana (Rich. ex Pers.) DC.
- Spilanthes mauritiana f. madagascariensis (DC.) A.H.Moore, 1907
- Spilanthes mauritiana f. mauritiana
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Found natively in Africa, Acmella caulirhiza is an annual or shrub belonging to the Asteraceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Zambia, 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)
Seychelles