Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Asteraceae | Genus: Spilanthes | Species: Spilanthes acmella (L.) L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
|
|
| Synonym | Blainvillea acmella, Eclipta latifolia | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Kanghi | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Toothache Plant And Paracress | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Keishum | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 1200-1950 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Achenes truncate, 3.5 mm, black; pappus of 3-4 bristles, 1 mm |
| Habitat | Occurs in dry deciduous forests also in the plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Pantropical, Indo-Malayan | Bark Details | Yellow to green colour |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It s a flowering shurb leaves and flower heads contain an analgesic agent that may be used to numb toothaches grown as an ornamental | Leaf Details | Upper leaves alternate, 5-8 X 2-3.5, ovate, apex acuminate, base rounded, 3-ribbed, crenate, pubescent; petiole 1 cm pilose. |
No Specimen Found
All rights reserved by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
The contents of this website may not be reproduced partially or fully, without due permission from The Director, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun -248006 (Uttarakhand), If referred to as a part of another publication, the source must be appropriately acknowledged. No part of this web-portal i.e. source code, any picture, image, graphics, text, design may copy or reproduce in any form of publication / software / web application development / creation. The contents of this website can not be used in any misleading or objectionable context. The Copyright Act 1957 and Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, Govt. of India will be applicable for any dispute.