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Sphaeranthus suaveolens Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Sphaeranthus

Characteristics

A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 40-60 cm tall. The leaves are narrowly oblong and do not have stalks. They are 6-12 cm long by 1.2-2 cm wide. The plant has a scent.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Found at elevations from 360-2,600 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use General tonic for rejuvenation (flower), Cooling effect on body (flower), Fishes, poisonous (fruit), Anthelmintics (leaf), Chest pain (leaf), Nervous system diseases (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Anthelmintics (root), Anti-infective agents (root), Antipyretics (root), Appetite stimulants (root), Chest pain (root), Cough (root), Diabetes mellitus (root), Diuretics (root), Dyspepsia (root), Expectorants (root), Fever (root), Gastrointestinal diseases (root), Helminthiasis (root), Hemorrhage (root), Hemorrhoids (root), Hernia (root), Leprosy (root), Stomach diseases (root), Tuberculosis, lymph node (root), Urination disorders (root), Anthelmintics (seed), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Bowel (unspecified), Gastritis (unspecified), Repellant(Insect) (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Styptic (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified), Chest (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Hepatitis (unspecified), Perfume (unspecified), Antipruritics (unspecified), Common cold (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Emollients (unspecified), Epilepsy (unspecified), Gastrointestinal diseases (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Hemostatics (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Migraine disorders (unspecified), Nasal disease (unspecified), Stomach diseases (unspecified), Urethral diseases (unspecified), Rheumatoid arthritis (unspecified), Aphrodisiacs (whole plant), Gastrointestinal diseases (whole plant), Hemostatics (whole plant), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (whole plant), Liver diseases (whole plant), General tonic for rejuvenation (whole plant), Skin diseases (whole plant), Deobstruent (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Sphaeranthus suaveolens habit picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Sphaeranthus suaveolens leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Sphaeranthus suaveolens leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Sphaeranthus suaveolens leaf picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Sphaeranthus suaveolens flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Sphaeranthus suaveolens flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)
Sphaeranthus suaveolens flower picture by susan brown (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Sphaeranthus suaveolens world distribution map, present in Anguilla, Burundi, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:250579-1
WFO ID wfo-0000009442
COL ID 6YX9K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sphaeranthus angustifolius Sphaeranthus napierae Sphaeranthus cufodontii Sphaeranthus indicus Sphaeranthus suaveolens var. suaveolens Sphaeranthus suaveolens

Lower taxons

Sphaeranthus suaveolens var. tetraphyllus Sphaeranthus suaveolens var. abyssinicus Sphaeranthus suaveolens var. angustifolius
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