Melanthera biflora

Melanthera biflora

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Melanthera
Species:
M. biflora
Binomial name
Melanthera biflora
(L.) Wild.
Synonyms[4][5]
  • Acmella biflora (L.) Spreng.
  • Adenostemma biflorum (L.) Less.
  • Buphthalmum australe Spreng.
  • Eclipta scabriuscula Wall.
  • Niebuhria biflora (L.) Britten
  • Seruneum biflorum (L.) Kuntze
  • Spilanthes peregrina Blanco
  • Stemmodontia biflora (L.)
  • Stemmodontia canescens (Gaudich.)
  • Verbesina aquatilis Burm.
  • Verbesina argentea Gaudich.
  • Verbesina biflora L.
  • Verbesina canescens Gaudich.
  • Verbesina strigulosa Gaudich.
  • Wedelia argentea (Gaudich.) Merr.
  • Wedelia biflora (L.) DC.
  • Wedelia canescens (Gaudich.) Merr.
  • Wedelia chamissonis Less.
  • Wedelia glabrata (DC.) Boerl.
  • Wedelia rechingeriana Muschl.
  • Wedelia strigulosa (Gaudich.) K.Schum.
  • Wedelia tiliifolia Rechinger & Muschl.
  • Wollastonia biflora (L.) DC.[1][2][3]
  • Wollastonia canescens DC.
  • Wollastonia glabrata DC.
  • Wollastonia insularis DC.
  • Wollastonia scabriuscula DC. ex Decne.
  • Wollastonia strigulosa (Gaudich.)
  • Wollastonia zanzibarensis DC.

Melanthera biflora (sin. Wollastonia biflora)[4][5] also known as sea daisy, beach daisy and sea ox-eye, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a scandent, rough-looking and fast-growing plant with a wide distribution.

  1. ^ Decaisne, Joseph. 1834. Nouvelles annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 3: 414-415 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
  2. ^ Tropicos, Wollastonia DC. ex Decne.
  3. ^ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 871 孪花菊属 luan hua ju shu Wollastonia Candolle ex Decaisne, Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 414. 1834.
  4. ^ a b "Wollastonia biflora DC". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Wollastonia biflora (L.) DC". Plant of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.