Acmella paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) R.K.Jansen
Family: Asteraceae
Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Acmella > A. paniculata
Common name [English]: Panicled Spot Flower
Vernacular name [Malayalam]:
Nativity: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan), Taiwan, Laccadives to Queensland
Habitat: Degraded forests and fallow lands
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