Plant Details

Accepted name:

Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze [Asteraceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist: unpublished records ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
abrojillo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
amor de negro	Other	Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2019)
carrapichinho	Other	Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2019)
carrapicho	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2019)
espinho-de-cigano	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
espinho-de-judeu	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
ihi kukae hipa	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
juiz-de-paz	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
mata-pasto	Other	Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2019)
paraguay bur	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
paraguay starbur	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
paraguay-bur	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
paraguay-starbur	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
paraguayan starburr	Other	Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2019) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
picão da praia	Other	Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2019)
picão da prata	Other	Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2019)
pipili	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sheepbur	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
southern starbur	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
spiny-bur	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tapecué	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
tapekué	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
tirirati	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
torito	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
yerba de la oveja	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
entire plant		Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
entire plant		Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007)
Dried aerial parts, Entire plant		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Acanthospermum xanthioides (Kunth) DC. Prodr. 5: 521 (1836).
Acanthospermum brasilium Schrank Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac.: t. 53 (1820).
Acanthospermum hirsutum DC. Prodr..
Acanthospermum xanthioides var. acutifolium DC. Prodr. 5: 522 (1836).
Acanthospermum xanthioides var. obtusifolium DC. Prodr. 5: 522 (1836).
Centrospermum xanthioides Kunth in F.W.H.A.Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & K.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 213 (1818).
Melampodium australe Loefl. Iter Hispan.: 268 (1758).
Orcya adhaerens Vell. Fl. Flumin.: 345 (1825).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2019) SOTWP 2016: Plants for Malaria, Plants for Fever (Milliken, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Acanthospermum australe Kuntze	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Acanthospermum xanthioides	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015)
Acanthospermum xanthioides DC.	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)

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