Acmella paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) R.K.Jansen

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Acmella > A. paniculata

Description: Procumbent herbs, stem scabrid. Leaves ovate, apex acute, scabrous above and below; petiole 1 cm long. Heads 10 x 7 mm, solitary, conical; peduncles to 10 cm long, bracts 4 x 2 mm, ovate, obtuse, glandular; receptacle spicate, paleaceous. Flowers similar; corolla tubular, 2.5 mm long, campanulate above; lobes 0.5 mm long, ovate, acute, glabrous; anthers black. Achenes 2 x 1 mm, obovate, biconvex, dark brown, glandular.

Flowering and Fruiting: July - October

Uses: Rich source of compounds with high therapeutic values for medicines and food supplement and as a health food

Cultivation: Wild

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org