Eupatorium ayapana

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Eupatorium aya-pana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Eupatorieae Genus: Eupatorium Species: E. ayapana
Binomial name
Eupatorium ayapana Vent.
Synonyms
Ayapana triplinervis (M.Vahl) R.King & H.Robinson[1] Eupatorium triplinerve M.Vahl[1]

Eupatorium ayapana (aya-pana, Water Hemp) is a tropical American shrub in the Asteraceae family. This plant have long slender leaves which are often used to make a stimulating medicine.^[1] It contains Herniarin (7-O-methylumbelliferone, 7-methoxycoumarin).

The flowers are pale pink and the thin, hairless stem is reddish in color.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Thomas Brendler (2003). Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Indian Ocean Islands, 135. ISBN 978-3887630942.