Difference between revisions of "Struchium sparganophora (PROSEA)"
From PlantUse English
(Created page with "{{PROSEAUpperbar}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Struchium sparganophora'' (PROSEA)}} <big>''Struchium sparganophora'' (L.) O. Kuntze</big> __NOTOC__ :Family: Compositae == Synonyms...") |
|||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
<big>''[[Struchium sparganophora]]'' (L.) O. Kuntze</big> | <big>''[[Struchium sparganophora]]'' (L.) O. Kuntze</big> | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
| − | |||
:Family: Compositae | :Family: Compositae | ||
== Synonyms == | == Synonyms == | ||
| − | ''Ethulia sparganophora'' L., ''Sparganophorus sparganophora'' (L.) Jeffrey, ''Sparganophorus vaillantii'' Cranz. | + | *''Ethulia sparganophora'' L., |
| + | *''Sparganophorus sparganophora'' (L.) Jeffrey, | ||
| + | *''Sparganophorus vaillantii'' Cranz. | ||
== Vernacular names == | == Vernacular names == | ||
| Line 25: | Line 26: | ||
== Observations == | == Observations == | ||
| − | Herb up to 80 cm tall. Leaves alternate, subsessile or shortly petioled, elliptical or oblong-obovate, 5-16 cm long, sub-entire to shallowly crenate-serrate, glandular. Inflorescence an axillary, sessile head, 1-8 together, small, many-flowered, semi-globose | + | *Herb up to 80 cm tall. |
| + | *Leaves alternate, subsessile or shortly petioled, elliptical or oblong-obovate, 5-16 cm long, sub-entire to shallowly crenate-serrate, glandular. | ||
| + | *Inflorescence an axillary, sessile head, 1-8 together, small, many-flowered, semi-globose. | ||
| + | *Flowers all tubular; corolla white or pale violet; anthers sagittate. | ||
| + | *Pappus an irregularly dentate cup. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ''S. sparganophora'' is a frequent weed of slightly shaded, moist sites, roadsides, river banks, and waste places, up to 700 m altitude. | ||
== Selected sources == | == Selected sources == | ||
| − | + | *Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr., R.C., 1963-1968. Flora of Java. 3 volumes. Wolters-Noordhoff, Groningen, the Netherlands. 647, 641, 761 pp. | |
| + | *Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd Edition. 2 volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2444 pp. | ||
| + | *Jeffrey, C., 1990. The Vernonieae in East tropical Africa. Notes on Compositae: 5. Kew Bulletin 43: 195-277. | ||
| + | *Koster, J.T., 1935. The Compositae of the Malay archipelago. 1. Vernonieae and Eupatorieae. Blumea 1: 351-536. | ||
| + | *Mansfeld, R., 1986. Verzeichnis landwirtschaflicher und gärtnerischer Kulturpflanzen (ohne Zierpflanzen) [Register of cultivated agricultural and horticultural plants (without ornamentals)]. Schultze-Motel, J. et al., editors 2nd edition, 4 volumes. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Germany. 1998 pp. | ||
== Authors == | == Authors == | ||
| − | M.S.M. Sosef & L.J.G. van der Maesen | + | *M.S.M. Sosef & L.J.G. van der Maesen |
[[Category:Auxiliary plants (PROSEA)]] | [[Category:Auxiliary plants (PROSEA)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:PROSEA]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:03, 14 April 2022
 |
Introduction |
Struchium sparganophora (L.) O. Kuntze
- Family: Compositae
Synonyms
- Ethulia sparganophora L.,
- Sparganophorus sparganophora (L.) Jeffrey,
- Sparganophorus vaillantii Cranz.
Vernacular names
- Portebandeau (Fr)
- Indonesia: awa lanaru, pacar hutang (Java).
Distribution
Originated in tropical America; introduced and widely naturalized elsewhere and now pantropical.
Uses
Ploughed in as green manure in rice fields. It is eaten by cattle. In Africa, the leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Observations
- Herb up to 80 cm tall.
- Leaves alternate, subsessile or shortly petioled, elliptical or oblong-obovate, 5-16 cm long, sub-entire to shallowly crenate-serrate, glandular.
- Inflorescence an axillary, sessile head, 1-8 together, small, many-flowered, semi-globose.
- Flowers all tubular; corolla white or pale violet; anthers sagittate.
- Pappus an irregularly dentate cup.
S. sparganophora is a frequent weed of slightly shaded, moist sites, roadsides, river banks, and waste places, up to 700 m altitude.
Selected sources
- Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr., R.C., 1963-1968. Flora of Java. 3 volumes. Wolters-Noordhoff, Groningen, the Netherlands. 647, 641, 761 pp.
- Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd Edition. 2 volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2444 pp.
- Jeffrey, C., 1990. The Vernonieae in East tropical Africa. Notes on Compositae: 5. Kew Bulletin 43: 195-277.
- Koster, J.T., 1935. The Compositae of the Malay archipelago. 1. Vernonieae and Eupatorieae. Blumea 1: 351-536.
- Mansfeld, R., 1986. Verzeichnis landwirtschaflicher und gärtnerischer Kulturpflanzen (ohne Zierpflanzen) [Register of cultivated agricultural and horticultural plants (without ornamentals)]. Schultze-Motel, J. et al., editors 2nd edition, 4 volumes. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Germany. 1998 pp.
Authors
- M.S.M. Sosef & L.J.G. van der Maesen
