Blainvillea acmella - Para Cress Flower
❏ Binomial Name : Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson.
❏ Synonym : Blainvillea latifolia,Eclipta latifolia,Blainvillea rhomboidea
❏ Family : Compositae
❏ Common Name : Para Cress Flower, Paniculated Spot Flowers
❏ Hindi Name : Kanghi
❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Blainvillea acmella Botanical Description
Erect herbs, pilose. Upper leaves alternate, 5-8 x 2-3.5, ovate, apex acuminate, base rounded, 3-ribbed, crenate, pubescent; petiole 1 cm, pilose. Capitulum solitary, 4-5 mm across; palea 5-6 mm; peduncles to 1.5 cm; phyllaries 5 x 2 mm, ovate-oblong, pubescent; ray florets 2 mm across; disc florets 2 mm across. Achenes truncate, 3.5 mm, black; pappus of 3-4 bristles, 1 mm. Fl. &Fr.: April-November
Blainvillea acmella Medicinal uses
Useful in the treatment of malaria