Acanthospermum australe
| Paraguayan starburr | |
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| Acanthospermum australe | |
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| 1820 illustration[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Acanthospermum |
| Species: | A. australe |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze | |
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Synonymy
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Acanthospermum australe (Paraguayan starburr,[3][4] Ihi kukae hipa, Paraguay bur, Paraquay starbur, Pipili, Sheepbur, Spiny-bur) is a South American species of herbaceous plants first described as a species in 1758.[5][6][7]
Distribution
The species is native to: [8]
- South America, within Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Colombia
- Caribbean, within Grenada; Martinique; St. Vincent, and Grenadines
It has been introduced in China, and is an invasive species in parts of the United States, Canada, and South Africa. It is currently a widespread pioneer in the tropics and sub-tropics. [9][10][11]
Uses
Extracts of Acanthospermum australe have in vitro antiviral activity against herpesvirus and poliovirus,[12] but clinical effects have not been studied.
References
- ↑ Nova genera et species plantarum, vol. 4: plate 397, by Humboldt, F.H.A. von, Bonpland, A., Kunth, K.S.
- ↑ The Plant List, Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze
- ↑ Acanthospermum australe. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- ↑ "Acanthospermum australe". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Loefling, Pehr. 1758. Iter Hispanicum 268–269
- ↑ Kuntze, Carl Ernst Otto. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 303 in German
- ↑ Tropicos, Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze
- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network−Grin Global Web v 1.9.6.2: Taxonomy of Acanthospermum australe
- ↑ Tropicos specimen listings, Acanthospermum australe
- ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 37 Acanthospermum australe (Loefling) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 303. 1891.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ Rocha Martins, LR; Brenzan, MA; Nakamura, CV; Dias Filho, BP; Nakamura, TU; Ranieri Cortez, LE; Garcia Cortez, DA (2011). "In vitro antiviral activity from Acanthospermum australe on herpesvirus and poliovirus". Pharmaceutical biology. 49 (1): 26–31. doi:10.3109/13880209.2010.493177. PMID 20819023.
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