Family:
Asteraceae
Synonym: Spilanthes radicans Schrad. ex DC.,
Bidens fervida
Lam.
Vernacular
name: Venapacha
Habit:
Herb
Habitat:
Degraded moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution:
Native of Tropical America
Flowering and Fruiting: October-March
Key identification features:
Erect herbs; stem glabrous. Leaves ovate, acute, crenulate along the margins,
glabrous. Heads solitary or 2-3 together. Achenes 2 types, marginal ones
3-angled, central achenes laterally compressed, obovate, truncate, ciliate
along the edges, cilia longer towards the apex.
Uses: Relieve
toothache. Helps to reduce affections of throat and gums as well as to paralyse
the tongue
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