Spigelia anthelmia

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Spigelia anthelmia
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In Brazil
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Spigelia
Species:
S. anthelmia
Binomial name
Spigelia anthelmia
L.
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Spigelia anthelmia var. nervosa(Steud.) Progel
    • Spigelia anthelmia var. obliquinerviaA.DC.
    • Spigelia anthelmia var. peruvianaA.DC.
    • Spigelia domingensisGand.
    • Spigelia fruticulosa Lam.
    • Spigelia nervosaSteud.
    • Spigelia oppositifoliaStokes
    • Spigelia quadrifoliaStokes
    • Spigelia stipularisProgel

Spigelia anthelmia, the West Indian pinkroot, wormbush, or wormgrass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Loganiaceae. [2] It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Florida, and northern South America through to Bolivia and Brazil, and it has been widely introduced to other tropical locales, including western and west-central Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Hainan, and the Bismarck Archipelago. [1] Highly poisonous, it is used as a vermifuge against intestinal worms. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Spigelia anthelmia L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Wormbush". Flowers of India. 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.


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