9207.000 Acmella Rich.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Description of the genus

Erect herbs; Leaves opposite, or upper ones alternate; petiolate; lamina ovate, margins toothed; penni-nerved. Inflorescence heads in corymbs or loose panicles, many flowered, involucre, campanulate; bracts imbricate. Flowers corollas tubular, equal regular; Fruit achenes, oblong, 5-angular; scales.

Derivation of name: from a Singhalese name for a plant now known as Blainvillea acmella.

Worldwide: 40 species in tropical America and West Indies.

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
radicans (Jacq.) R.K. Jansen var. radicans	N	Description, Image

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