Acaena (Sturtevant, 1919)
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Acaena (Sturtevant, 1919) |
Acaena sanguisorbae
- Accepted name : Acaena anserinifolia
Acaena sanguisorbae Vahl. Rosaceae. NEW ZEALAND BUR.
Australia. The leaves are used as a tea by the natives of the Middle Island in New Zealand, according to Lyall. It is the piri-piri of the natives[1].- ↑ Black, A. A. Treas. Bot. 1:5. 1870.