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Spilanthes africana

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Name

Identification
Spilanthes africana DC. [family COMPOSITAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Acmella caulirhiza Delile [family COMPOSITAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Acmella caulorrhiza
  • Spilanthes acmella
  • Spilanthes africana
  • Acmella caulirhiza

Flora

Entry for SPILANTHES Africana DC. [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 3, page 44, (1894) Author: (By W. H. HARVEY).
Names
SPILANTHES Africana DC. [family COMPOSITAE], l. c. 623
Information
stem rooting at base, ascending, sparingly pubescent; leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate or ovato-lanceolate, coarsely toothed, minutely scabro-ciliolate at the margin, glabrous or sparsely setulose; pedunc. 2–3 times as long as the leaves; heads conical-ovate; rays not much longer than the involucre; invol. scales oblong, obtuse; achenes glabrous, without cilia or awn. Seemingly perennial. Stems 1–2 feet long, numerous, not much branched. Lvs. 1–1 1/2 inches long, 3/4–1 inch wide, unequally toothed. Pedunc. 2–4 inches long. Heads conical.—Is this different from S. caulirhiza? The species seem to require revision and much condensation.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Natal, Drege! Gerr. & M'K. 342, 816, Krauss, 303, &c. (Hb. Hk., D., Sd.)

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