Acmella oleracea

Acmella oleracea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Acmella
Species:
A. oleracea
Binomial name
Acmella oleracea
Synonyms[1]
  • Spilanthes oleracea L.
  • Spilanthes acmella (L.) Murray not (L.) L.
  • Pyrethrum spilanthus Medik.
  • Cotula pyrethraria L.
  • Bidens fixa Hook.f.
  • Bidens fervida Lam.
  • Anacyclus pyrethraria (L.) Spreng.
  • Spilanthes radicans Schrad. ex DC.
  • Bidens fusca Lam.
  • Bidens oleracea (L.) Cav. ex Steud.
  • Bidens acmelloides Berg.
  • Spilanthes oleracea var. fusca (Lam.) DC.
  • Spilanthes fusca hort.par. ex Lam.
  • Spilanthes acmella var. oleracea (L.) C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.

Acmella oleracea is a species of flowering herb in the family Asteraceae. Common names include toothache plant, Szechuan buttons,[2] paracress, jambu, [3] buzz buttons,[4] tingflowers and electric daisy.[5] Its native distribution is unclear, but it is likely derived from a Brazilian Acmella species.[6] A small, erect plant, it grows quickly and bears gold and red inflorescences. It is frost-sensitive but perennial in warmer climates.

Its specific epithet oleracea means "vegetable/herbal" in Latin and is a form of holeraceus (oleraceus).[7][8]

  1. ^ "Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K.Jansen". Global Compositae Database (GCD).
  2. ^ "Szechuan Button". Atlas Obscura.
  3. ^ da Silva, Suelem Paixão; Fernandes, José Augusto Lacerda; Santos, Alberdan Silva; Ferreira, Nelson Rosa (2023-04-07). "Jambu Flower Extract (Acmella oleracea) Increases the Antioxidant Potential of Beer with a Reduced Alcohol Content". Plants. 12 (8). MDPI AG: 1581. doi:10.3390/plants12081581. ISSN 2223-7747. PMC 10143130. PMID 37111805.
  4. ^ Bradt, Hilary; Austin, Daniel (2017). Madagascar. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 106. ISBN 9781784770488.
  5. ^ Wong, James (September 2012). James Wong's Homegrown Revolution. W&N. p. 197. ISBN 978-0297867128.
  6. ^ Bosch, C.H. (2004). "Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K.Jansen". PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l'Afrique tropicale). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
  7. ^ Parker, Peter (2018). A Little Book of Latin for Gardeners. Little Brown Book Group. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4087-0615-2. oleraceus, holeraceus = relating to vegetables or kitchen garden
  8. ^ Whitney, William Dwight (1899). The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. Century Co. p. 2856. L. holeraceus, prop. oleraceus, herb-like, holus, prop. olus (oler-), herbs, vegetables