Blainvillea acmella

Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson

kingdom Plantae
phylum Magnoliophyta
class Magnoliopsida
order Asterales
family Asteraceae
genus Blainvillea

Languages: English

Ecology and Distribution

Global Distribution

Native to tropical south America, naturalized in Cape Verde Islands, tropical Africa, southeast Egypt, Arabia, India, China, Sri Lanka, Burma, Singapore, Australia and probably elsewhere.

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Distribution in Egypt

Gebel Elba.

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Habitat

Moist ground, around wells.

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Life Expectancy

Annual.

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Taxonomy

Verbesina acmella L. (synonym)
Eclipta latifolia L. (synonym)
Blainvillea rhomboidea Cass. (synonym)
Blainvillea latifolia (L. f.) DC. (synonym)

References

F.N., Hepper., & I. Friis. (1994). The Plants of Pehr Forsskal's "Flora Ageyptiaco-Arabica". Kew: Kew Publishing..

L., Boulos. (Submitted). Flora of Egypt. Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing..

V., Täckholm. (1974). Students’ Flora of Egypt, 2nd Ed. Cairo: Cairo University Press..

V., Täckholm., & M. Drar. (Submitted). Flora of Egypt. Bulletin of the Faculty of Science. Cairo: Cairo University Press..