🌿 Acanthospermum hispidum

🧬 Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae

Family: Plantae - Asteraceae-Compositae

Plant Part Origin(s): Leaves Roots

Known use: Used in traditional medicine as anthelmintic, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, carminative and antifungal.

Source availability: INERA (Institut National d’Etudes et Recherches Agronomiques) Herbarium Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa (DR Congo).

Taxonomy: Link

Wikipedia: Link

📍 Collection Information

Regions: Central Africa

Countries: DR Congo

Places of collection: Kimwenza/Kinshasa

GPS coordinates: Unavailable

Collection dates: Feb. 1, 2014