Mikania cordata
African Mile A Minute, Assamlata
Other regional names: Heartleaf Hempvine +1 more
- Heartleaf Hempvine
- Veratilata
Also known as: Eupatorium cordatum Burm.fil. +13 more
- Eupatorium cordatum Burm.fil.
- Eupatorium cordatum subsp. cordatum
- Eupatorium cordatum var. cordatum
- Eupatorium trinitarium subsp. volubilis (Poepp.) M.Gómez
- Eupatorium trinitarium var. volubile M.Gómez
- Eupatorium trinitarium var. volubilis (Poepp.) M.Gómez, 1890
- Eupatorium volubile Norona, 1790
- Eupatorium volubile Vahl
- Mikania carteri Baker
- Mikania cordata subsp. cordata
- Mikania cordata var. cordata
- Mikania sagittata Blanco
- Mikania volubile (Vahl.) Willd.
- Mikania volubilis (Vahl) Willd.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling subshrub.
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Mikania cordata (commonly known as African mile-a-minute or Assamlata) is a scrambling shrub within the Asteraceae family. It is found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe