Spilanthes
Display parents3
TaxonSpilanthes
AuthorityJacq.
Type speciesSpilanthes urens[1][2]
Type species authorityJacq.
Synonyms
  • Spilanthus L., alternate spelling
  • Ceruchis Gaertn. ex Schreb.
  • Spilanthes sect. Salivaria DC.
  • Ceratocephalus Kuntze

Spilanthes is a genus of African and South American plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.[3][2][4]

Species

The species within Spilanthes include:[5][6]

Formerly included

Numerous species once included in Spilanthes are now considered members of other genera. The best known of these is the toothache plant, which was formerly Spilanthes acmella but is now considered part of its own genus and is referred to as Acmella oleracea.[7] Other taxa formerly included in Spilanthes include:[5]

References

  1. ^ lectotype designated by Moore, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 42: 552. 1907
  2. ^ Tropicos, Spilanthes Jacq.
  3. ^ Jacquin, Nicolaus Joseph von. 1760. Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum, quas in insulis Caribaeis 8, 28 in Latin
  4. ^ Jansen, R. K. 1981. Systematics of Spilanthes (Compositae: Heliantheae). Systematic Botany 6(3): 231–257.
  5. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  6. ^ The Plant List search for Spilanthes
  7. ^ Tiwari, KL; SK Jadhav; V. Joshi (November 2011). "An updated review on medicinal herb genus Spilanthes". Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine. 9 (11): 1170–1178. 11. doi:10.3736/jcim20111103. PMID 22088581. Retrieved 29 December 2013.