Summary
Place of publication:
Syst. Bot. Monogr. 8:65. 1985
Verified:
10/30/1990
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Jansen, R. K. 1985. The systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 8:66.
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Common names
English
Brazilian cress – Para cress – toothacheplant – French
cresson du Brazil – cresson du Para – German
Parakresse – Swedish
parakrasse –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
6 | Other | | | | | |
Cultivated
()
Other
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Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Human food | vegetable | | Jansen, R. K. 1985. The systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 8:66. |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Non-vertebrate poisons | potential for disease vector control | | Jansen, R. K. 1985. The systematics of Acmella (Asteraceae-Heliantheae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 8:66. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311860.
Accessed 20 September 2024.