Acmella

Acmella is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1807. It is native to the Americas and has been introduced to Asia, Africa, the Pacific islands, and Australia.

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Genus

PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyCompositae

Native toAlabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia

Акмелла (лат. Acmella) — род цветковых растений семейства Астровые. Бо́льшую часть видов этого рода до недавнего времени относили к роду Спилантес. Виды акмеллы распространены в Северной и Южной Америке; как заносные встречаются и в других частях света. Наиболее известный вид этого рода — Акмелла огородная (Acmella oleracea) [syn. Spilanthes oleracea]: культивируемое во многих странах пищевое растение, а также лекарственное растение, используемое для лечения зубов. Среди других известных видов — Acmella uliginosa [syn. Spilanthes uliginosa].

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 672
With media: 268
Family: Asteraceae
Collections: INECOL, NY, RSA, CAS, OBI, BRY
Recorded in: Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, United States, El Salvador, Brasil, Colombia

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Asteraceae
Image: Acmella oppositifolia repens drawing.png

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Commons category: Acmella
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Acmella
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=104
taxon common name: 斑花菊属
taxon name: Acmella
homonymous taxon: Acmella

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Acmella is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1807. It is native to the Americas and has been introduced to Asia, Africa, the Pacific islands, and Australia.

One familiar species is Acmella oleracea, which has been widely cultivated for centuries. It is used for food and medicine, and as an insecticide and an ornamental plant. Its common use as an herbal remedy for toothache and oral infections earned it the nickname toothache plant.

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