Acmella
Acmella is a genus of thirty[2] species of plants in the daisy family. It is native to the Americas, from the southern United States to South America (and areas in between), and also has been introduced to Asia, Africa, Pacific islands, and Australia.[2] It includes the species Acmella oleracea (toothache plant), cultivated worldwide for medicinal, insecticidal, and gardening purposes.[3]
Selected species
- Acmella ciliata
- Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K.Jansen
- Acmella oppositifolia (Lam.) R.K.Jansen
- Acemlla oppositifolia var. oppositifolia - Mexico, Central America, and northern South America[4]
- Acmella oppositifolia var. repens (Walter) R.K.Jansen - southeastern United States. Sometimes treated as its own species Acmella repens.[4]
- Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass.
- Acmella paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) R.K.Jansen
- Acmella pusilla - South America[4]
- Acmella sodiroi (Hieron.) R.K.Jansen
References
- ^ Panero, Jose L.; Jansen, RK; Clevinger, JA (1999). "Phylogenetic Relationships of Subtribe Ecliptinae (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) Based on Chloroplast DNA Restriction Site Data". American Journal of Botany (Botanical Society of America) 86 (3): 413. doi:10.2307/2656762. JSTOR 2656762. PMID 10077503. http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/86/3/413
- ^ a b "Acmella Richard". Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=100279.
- ^ "Acmella oleracea (L.) R. K. Jansen". Digital Flora of Taiwan. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=100&taxon_id=242412042.
- ^ a b c Alan S. Weakley (April 2008). "Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and Surrounding Areas". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm.
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