Acanthospermum australe
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Acanthospermum australe (Paraguayan starburr,[1][2] ihi kukae hipa, Paraguay bur, Paraquay starbur, pipili, sheepbur, or spiny-bur) is a South American species of herbaceous plants first described as a species in 1758.[3][4][5]
Distribution
The species is native to:[6]
- 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.[7][8][9]
Extracts
Extracts of Acanthospermum australe have in vitro antiviral activity against herpesvirus and poliovirus,[10] but clinical effects have not been studied.
References
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- ↑ Acanthospermum australe. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
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- ↑ Loefling, Pehr. 1758. Iter Hispanicum 268–269
- ↑ Kuntze, Carl Ernst Otto. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum 1: 303 in German
- ↑ Tropicos, Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze
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- ↑ Tropicos specimen listings, Acanthospermum australe
- ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 37 Acanthospermum australe (Loefling) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 303. 1891.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
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