Bidens borianiana (Schweinf.) Cufod.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Bidens

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.91
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in savannah woodland. It quickly spreads into disturbed land and areas that have been regularly burnt. It grows between 300-1,200 m above sea level in Eritrea.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves picked before flowering are boiled and eaten.
Uses animal food environmental use food
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Bidens borianiana world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, South Sudan, Chad, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:184774-1
WFO ID wfo-0000035246
COL ID LS4S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bidens borianiana Coreopsis guineensis Coreopsis chrysopterocarpa Coreopsis guineensis Coreopsis borianiana Coreopsis chevalieri Coreopsis togensis Coreopsis borianiana var. borianiana Coreopsis borianiana var. cannabina Coreopsis borianiana var. multiplex