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Internal ID UUID643fd38ab1237829360813
Scientific name Acmella uliginosa
Authority (Sw.) Cass.
First published in Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 24: 331 (1822)

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Acmella uliginosa, also known as marsh para cress, is a flowering herb that belongs to the Asteraceae family. It is found in South America, particularly in countries like Brazil, Bolivia, and Venezuela, and has also been naturalized in parts of Asia and Africa. This plant is known for its medicinal properties and is used in traditional medicine for various purposes. Its widespread distribution makes it an important species in different regions of the world.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Spilanthes iabadicensis A.H.Moore Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts xlii. 542 (1907)
Spilanthes lundii DeCandolle Prodr. 5: 622. 1836.
Spilanthes lundii DC. Prodr. 5: 622 (1836)
Spilanthes uliginosa Sw. Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 110 (1788)
Spilanthes uliginosa var. discoidea Aristeg. Fl. Venez. 10(2): 616 (1964)
Ceratocephalus acmella var. depauperata Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 326 (1891)
Spilanthes acmella var. uliginosa (Sw.) Baker Fl. Bras. 6(3): 233 (1884)
Coreopsis acmella var. uliginosa (Sw.) E.H.L.Krause Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 32, 2 (1914) 340 1914
Ceratocephalus acmella var. uliginosa Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 326 (1891)
Spilanthes charitopis A.H.Moore Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45(4): 427 (1911)
Jaegeria uliginosa Spreng. Syst. Veg. 3: 590 (1826)
Spilanthes salzmannii DC. Prodr. 5: 623 (1836)

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Language Common/alternative name
Indonesian jotang kecil
Malayalam അക്മെല്ല യുലിഗിനോസ
su jotang leutik
Chinese 沼生金纽扣
Chinese 沼生金鈕扣
Chinese 沼生金钮扣

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gabon
      • Zaïre
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China Southeast
    • Eastern Asia
      • Kazan-retto
      • Nansei-shoto
      • Ogasawara-Shoto
      • Taiwan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Sri Lanka
    • Indo-China
      • Cambodia
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Jawa
      • Malaya
      • Philippines
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatera
    • Papuasia
      • New Guinea
  • Pacific
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Caroline Islands
      • Marshall Islands
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Honduras
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000132960
USDA Plants ACUL
Tropicos 2717102
INPN 629013
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:174556-1
The Plant List gcc-9379
NCBI Taxonomy 1473221
IUCN Red List 185500
IPNI 174556-1
iNaturalist 121285
GBIF 5386720
Freebase /m/0wy4std
EOL 509373
USDA GRIN 412850
Wikipedia Acmella_uliginosa
Open Tree Of Life 852229

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Chemical Profiling and Biological Activities on Nepalese Medicinal Plant Extracts and Isolation of Active Fraction of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Khadka A, Budha Magar A, Sharma KR ScientificWorldJournal 14-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10957254
doi:10.1155/2024/5080176
PMID:38515931
Ethnobotany and phytochemistry of plants used to treat musculoskeletal disorders among Skaw Karen, Thailand Kantasrila R, Pandith H, Balslev H, Wangpakapattanawong P, Panyadee P, Inta A Pharm Biol 22-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10763916
doi:10.1080/13880209.2023.2292261
PMID:38131672
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Adhatoda vasica leaf extract and its application in photocatalytic degradation of dyes Chaudhari RK, Shah PA, Shrivastav PS Discov Nano 30-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10616034
doi:10.1186/s11671-023-03914-5
PMID:37903994
Multiple Site Dissimilarities of Herbaceous Species Due to Coal Fly Ash Dumping Based Soil Heavy Metal Toxication Singh DK, Singh A, Gacem A, Kashyap S, Yadav VK, Yadav KK, Hussein HS, Shukla NK, Alsuhaibani AM, Abdellattif MH, Lee C, Lee W, Modi T, Jeon BH Toxics 18-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9968134
doi:10.3390/toxics11020090
PMID:36850966
Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Associated Risk Factors in sub-Saharan Africa Odukoya JO, Odukoya JO, Mmutlane EM, Ndinteh DT Plants (Basel) 23-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9143319
doi:10.3390/plants11101387
PMID:35631812
Wandering through southwestern Nigeria: An inventory of Yoruba useful angiosperm plants Ajao AA, Mukaila YO, Sabiu S Heliyon 25-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8733184
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08668
PMID:35024488
Beneficial Role of Antioxidant Secondary Metabolites from Medicinal Plants in Maintaining Oral Health Kumar M, Prakash S, Radha, Kumari N, Pundir A, Punia S, Saurabh V, Choudhary P, Changan S, Dhumal S, Pradhan PC, Alajil O, Singh S, Sharma N, Ilakiya T, Singh S, Mekhemar M Antioxidants (Basel) 30-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8300643
doi:10.3390/antiox10071061
PMID:34209152
Assessment of the Diversity of Medico-Magic Knowledge on Four Herbaceous Species in Benin Dossou-Yovo HO, Kindomihou V, Vodouhè FG, Sinsin B ScientificWorldJournal 31-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8184342
doi:10.1155/2021/6650704
PMID:34194288
Nutrient and Mineral Compositions of Wild Leafy Vegetables of the Karen and Lawa Communities in Thailand Punchay K, Inta A, Tiansawat P, Balslev H, Wangpakapattanawong P Foods 26-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7759793
doi:10.3390/foods9121748
PMID:33256047
GC–MS analysis of phytoconstituents from Amomum nilgiricum and molecular docking interactions of bioactive serverogenin acetate with target proteins Konappa N, Udayashankar AC, Krishnamurthy S, Pradeep CK, Chowdappa S, Jogaiah S Sci Rep 02-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7532471
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-73442-0
PMID:33009462
Assessment of anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic properties of Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass. based on experiments in arthritic rat models and qualitative gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses Paul S, Sarkar S, Dutta T, Bhattacharjee S J Intercult Ethnopharmacol 30-May-2016
PMCID:PMC4927131
doi:10.5455/jice.20160521010145
PMID:27366352
Antimicrobial, antioxidant, toxicity and phytochemical assessment of extracts from Acmella uliginosa, a leafy-vegetable consumed in Bénin, West Africa Lagnika L, Amoussa AM, Adjileye RA, Laleye A, Sanni A BMC Complement Altern Med 27-Jan-2016
PMCID:PMC4728828
doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1014-3
PMID:26817601
Étude ethnobotanique des plantes utilisées dans le traitement du diabète dans la médecine traditionnelle de la région Maritime du Togo Holaly GE, Simplice KD, Charlemagne G, Kodjovi A, Kokou A, Tchadjobo T, Amegnona A, Komlan B, Jacques S Pan Afr Med J 30-Apr-2015
PMCID:PMC4537902
doi:10.11604/pamj.2015.20.437.5660
PMID:26309469
The Genus Spilanthes Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Properties: A Review Paulraj J, Govindarajan R, Palpu P Adv Pharmacol Sci 26-Dec-2013
PMCID:PMC3888711
doi:10.1155/2013/510298
PMID:24454346
TRADITIONAL USES OF PLANTS OF COMMONLAND HABITATS IN WESTERN CHITWAN, NEPAL Dangol DR J Inst Agric Anim Sci 01-Jan-2008
PMCID:PMC3432267
PMID:22945971

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