Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass., "Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2 24" 331 1822. (Syn: Calea savannarum Standl. & Steyerm.; Ceratocephalus acmelia var. depauperata Kuntze ...; Jaegeria uliginosa (Sw.) Spreng.; Spilanthes acmella var. uliginosa (Sw.) Baker; Spilanthes charitopis A.H.Moore; Spilanthes iabadicensis A.H.Moore; Spilanthes lundii DeCandolle; Spilanthes salzmannii DC.; Spilanthes uliginosa Sw.; Spilanthes uliginosa var. discoidea Aristeg.); Marsh Para Cress ; Annual decumbent herb with narrowly ovate to elliptic leaves, cuneate towards base, dentate margin; heads radiate; cone-shaped, especially when mature, 5-8 mm high, 4-6 mm in diam.; receptacle 4-6 mm high; ray florets 4-7, yellow-orange; disc florets more than 70, 4-merous, yellow-orange; achenes 1.2-1.8 mm long, black, margin ciliate with straight hairs; pappus bristles 2. A. ciliata mainly differs from A. uliginosa is broader head and rounded to cordate leaf base. Spilanthes calva is now known as Acmella calva, it is mostly with discoid heads but if with radiate heads, it can be easily separated from A. uliginosa by its pentamerous disc florets as against tetramerous in A. uliginosa. A. paniculata has discoid head not rayed heads. In India, we have two species with rayed heads, viz. Acmella ciliata, & A. uliginosa and four species with discoid heads, viz. A. paniculata, A. calva, A radicans and A. oleracea. Another new species of Acmella with discoid heads from KERALA, INDIA is Acmella ghoshinis Sheela sp.nov. (Syn. Spilanthes ghoshinis Sheela sp.nov).
Acmella uliginosa: I phorographed this Marsh para cress species, on road to Mulshi (Dist -Pune). Habitat- Wild Location- Paud road, after Pirangut. Date- 4th Sep, 2011. Spilanthes acmella confusion: 4-Acmella uliginosa from Herbal Garden, Rajouri Garden New Delhi: Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass., Prodr. 110, 1788 syn: Spilanthes uliginosa Sw. Annual decumbent herb with narrowly ovate to elliptic leaves, cuneate towards base, dentate margin; heads radiate; cone-shaped, especially when mature, 5-8 mm high, 4-6 mm in diam.; receptacle 4-6 mm high; ray florets 4-7, yellow-orange; disc florets more than 70, 4-merous, yellow-orange; achenes 1.2-1.8 mm long, black, margin ciliate with straight hairs; pappus bristles 2. Photographed from Herbal garden, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi
Sir are the leaves of this plant also have that specific taste? This seems to me Acmella uliginosa (Swartz) Cassini, but it looks like the one at FoI - http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Panicled%20Spot%20Flower.html. Species : Acmella uliginosa (Swartz) Cassini ? H & H : wild herb of 1 foot or more Date : 22/11/12, 10.12 a.m. Place : Hooghly ID help : Yes ... Thank you very much Sir, once again. The key at eFI is much easier than FoC or FoP. Attaching more pictures photographed yesterday, from another place in Hooghly.
Acmella from Hyderabad ID011212CS: I have been seeing posts of various Acmella species in the past week. This species of Acmella which was IDied as Acmella uliginosa. Is the identification correct. Habit: herb Distribution: on rice field bunds Place Hyderabad Acmella uliginosa Have known this plant for many years as Spilanthus calva. Dr. Almeida's book calls it Spilanthes clava [the clava part may be a typo]. It is a weed, a native of Moluccas [Maluku Islands]. There is no mention of Acmella uliginosa in any of the following : - Cooke's 'Flora of Bombay Presidency'. - Dr.Almeida's 'Fora of Maharashtra'. - Yadav & Sardesai's 'Flora of Kolhapur District'. - Bhagat, Shimpale & Deshmukh's 'Flora of Baramati'. Have this plant on my property at Shahapur. Sending a few photographs. Kindly refer to my mail in the forum where I have tried to solve this confusion There is presently no Indian species under genus Spilanthes, all have been transferred to Acmella. Spilanthes calva is now known as Acmella calva, it is mostly with discoid heads but if with radiate heads, it can be easily separated from A. uliginosa by its pentamerous disc florets as against tetramerous in A. uliginosa. In ... above photographs besides ray florets, disc florests are clearly tetramerous and hence A. uliginosa. In your last photograph also disc florets appear to be tetramerous but you may confirm from a better. Thank you Sir for the clarification as I am using this flowering weed in my ecological engineering studies and have identified it as Acmella uliginosa I was getting a little worried. Should have posted earlier, but its been mad time at office and I am unable to keep up with my interests Thank you ... for your detailed explanation. Was not aware of this new classification. Much obliged
Acmella for ID : Pali,Maharashtra : 251212 : AK-1: A small herb seen growing wild at a farm in Pali, Maharashtra on 23/11/2012. Kindly id the species. It is Acmella paniculata, I hope it is Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass. not A. paniculata. Because A. paniculata has discoid head not rayed heads. In India, we have two species with rayed heads , viz. Acmella ciliata, & A. uliginosa and four species with discoid heads, viz. A. paniculata, A. calva, A radicans and A. oleracea. Another new species of Acmella with discoid heads from KERALA, INDIA is Acmella ghoshinis Sheela sp.nov. (Syn. Spilanthes ghoshinis Sheela sp.nov). I hope it is Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass. Looks to me like Acmella uliginosa.. Thanks for a quick id to my post.
Wild Herb ID please :: 19-Feb-2012 :: SK :: Hooghly, WB: It is a wild herb found inside an uncultivated area. There were many of them but all were confined to a small place only. I thought it is Acmella ciliata, but the images available in the net feature difference in leaf blade. Date/Time- 12-Feb-2012 & 14-Feb-2012 Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Nalikul, Hooghly, WB (lat 22.830459346159003, lon 88.16768646240234) Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb, creeper Height/Length- about 8 to 10 iinches Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Inflorescence Type/ Size- simple, about 2 cm to 3 cm (but i didn't have any measuring tape with me) Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- small button sized Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- NA Please check Acmella uliginosa of Asteraceae family. I apologize for misleading you. 1) The leaf size of the plant is 40mm from base to apex of the leaf-blade, and with 13.5 mm width at the middle. 2) The diameter of the flower is about 7mm. Yes Acmella uliginosa Asteraceae Fortnight Part I-Radiate heads: Acmella uliginosa? from Kamrup district, Assam-KD 01 : Attachments (6). 2 posts by 2 authors. Attached images may be Acmella uliginosa (Swartz) Cassini . Please validate the ID. Date : 29.11.2012 Location: Kamrup district, Assam Family :Asteraceae Genus & species : Acmella uliginosa (Swartz) Cassini (?) Habitat: Grows wild on road side, ditches etc Habit : Herb Inflorescence :Radiate head Thanks ... for nice upload.
Asteraceae Fortnight Part 1-Radiate Heads: Spilanthes acmella confusion: 4-Acmella uliginosa from Herbal Garden, Rajouri Garden New Delhi : Attachments (3). 3 posts by 3 authors. Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass., Prodr. 110, 1788 syn: Spilanthes uliginosa Sw. Annual decumbent herb with narrowly ovate to elliptic leaves, cuneate towards base, dentate margin; heads radiate; cone-shaped, especially when mature, 5-8 mm high, 4-6 mm in diam.; receptacle 4-6 mm high; ray florets 4-7, yellow-orange; disc florets more than 70, 4-merous, yellow-orange; achenes 1.2-1.8 mm long, black, margin ciliate with straight hairs; pappus bristles 2. Photographed from Herbal garden, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi
Asteraceae Week (Part I - Radiate heads) :: ¿ Acmella uliginosa ? for validation, at Yeoor Hills :: 31 JAN 10 07:15 :: DV40 : 3 images. 4 posts by 3 authors. Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass. ak-MEL-uh or AK-mel-uh -- little point ... Dave's Botanary ew-li-gi-NO-suh -- grows in bogs and swamps ... Dave's Botanary commonly known as: marsh para cress Distribution: tropical References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN please validate this to be Acmella uliginosa; the plant is growing among small rocks rising from moist soil of rivulet bank. at Yeoor Hills, Thane on 31 JAN 10 Yes ... Nice photographs
Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass. [=Spilanthes uliginosa Sw.] is a common herb in Pantnagar growing along water courses. Yes ... Nice photographs
Asteraceae Week Part I-Radiate heads:: Acmella uliginosa Kochi SMP -10 : 3 images. 2 posts by 2 authors. Acmella uliginosa From Pune and Kochi
Asteraceae Fortnight Part I-Radiate heads: Acmella uliginosa? from Kamrup district, Assam-KD 01 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attached images may be Acmella uliginosa (Swartz) Cassini. Please validate the ID. Date : 29.11.2012 Location: Kamrup district, Assam Family : Asteraceae Genus & species : Acmella uliginosa (Swartz) Cassini (?) Habitat: Grows wild on road side, ditches etc Habit : Herb Inflorescence :Radiate head Thanks ... for nice upload. The characteristic cone-like flower heads yellow in colour with small ray florets at the periphery. Habitat Wild Location: Dhaka City Flowering: November, 2014 It may be Acmella uliginosa (Swartz) Cassini. I think yes, Acmella uliginosa
ID: 09.11.2016 SM 1 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) At Haripal, Hooghly, West Bengal on 09.11.2016 Some Spilanthus species PPl. check comparative images in EFI site. Spilanthus calva ? I think closer to Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass. as per comparative images at Acmella BK0031 : 3 posts by 1 author. 3 images. Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass. Asteraceae Location: Kathmandu Elevation: 1358m asl Date: 19 sep 2020 Wild Plant for ID : Nasik : 27NOV20 : AK-31 : 3 images. A small wild plant with yellow flowers. Acmella? Acmella ciliata (Kunth) Cass. ?? I think closer to Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass. as per comparative images at Acmella References: |
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