Acanthospermum australe

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Paraguayan starburr
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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
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Acanthospermum brasilum Schrank
  • Acanthospermum hirsutum DC.
  • Acanthospermum xanthioides (Kunth) DC.
  • Acanthospermum xanthioides var. obtusifolium DC.
  • Centrospermum xanthioides Kunth
  • Echinodium prostratum Poit.
  • Melampodium australe Loefl.
  • Orcya adhaerens Vell.
  • Orcya adhaerescens Vell.

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]

Extracts[]

Extracts of Acanthospermum australe have in vitro antiviral activity against herpesvirus and poliovirus,[12] but clinical effects have not been studied.

References[]

  1. ^ Nova genera et species plantarum, vol. 4: plate 397, by Humboldt, F.H.A. von, Bonpland, A., Kunth, K.S.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze
  3. ^ Acanthospermum australe. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
  4. ^ "Acanthospermum australe". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  5. ^ Loefling, Pehr. 1758. Iter Hispanicum 268–269
  6. ^ Kuntze, Carl Ernst Otto. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 303 in German
  7. ^ Tropicos, Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze
  8. ^ "Acanthospermum australe". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  9. ^ Tropicos specimen listings, Acanthospermum australe
  10. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 37 Acanthospermum australe (Loefling) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 303. 1891.
  11. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  12. ^ 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. S2CID 19233517.


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