Ageratum conyzoides

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Ageratum conyzoides

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ageratum
Species:
A. conyzoides
Binomial name
Ageratum conyzoides
L. 1753 not Hieron. 1895 nor Sieber ex Steud. 1840[2]
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Ageratum album Hort.Berol. ex Hornem.
  • Ageratum arsenei B.L.Rob.
  • Ageratum brachystephanum Regel
  • Ageratum ciliare L.
  • Ageratum ciliare Lour.
  • Ageratum coeruleum Desf. 1804, rejected name not Sieber ex Baker 1876
  • Ageratum cordifolium Roxb.
  • Ageratum hirsutum Lam.
  • Ageratum hirsutum Poir.
  • Ageratum humile Larran.
  • Ageratum humile Salisb.
  • Ageratum humile Larrañaga
  • Ageratum iltisii R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Ageratum latifolium Cav.
  • Ageratum microcarpum (Benth. ex Benth.) Hemsl.
  • Ageratum muticum Griseb.
  • Ageratum obtusifolium Lam.
  • Ageratum odoratum Vilm.
  • Ageratum odoratum Bailly
  • Ageratum suffruticosum Regel
  • Cacalia mentrasto Vell. Conc.
  • Caelestina latifolia (Cav.) Benth. ex Oerst.
  • Caelestina microcarpa Benth. ex Oerst.
  • Caelestina suffruticosa Sweet
  • Carelia brachystephana (Regel) Kuntze
  • Carelia conyzoides (L.) Kuntze
  • Carelia mutica (Griseb.) Kuntze
  • Eupatorium conyzoides (L.) E. H. Krause
  • Eupatorium paleaceum Sessé & Moc.
  • Sparganophorus obtusifolius Lag.

Ageratum conyzoides (billygoat-weed, chick weed, goatweed, whiteweed, mentrasto) is native to Tropical America, especially Brazil, and is an invasive weed in many other regions. It is an herb that is 0.5–1 m. high, with ovate leaves 2–6 cm long, and flowers are white to mauve.[3]

In Vietnamese, the plant is called cứt lợn (meaning "pig feces") due to its growth in dirty areas.[4]

Uses

As a

medicinal plant, Ageratum conyzoides is widely used by many traditional cultures, against dysentery and diarrhea.[5] It is also an insecticide and nematicide.[6][5]

Toxicity

Ingesting A. conyzoides can cause

pyrrolizidine alkaloids lycopsamine and echinatine
.

Weed risk

A. conyzoides is prone to becoming a rampant environmental weed when grown outside of its natural range. It is an invasive weed in Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, Hawaii, and the USA.[10][11] It is considered a moderate weed of rice cultivation in Asia.[12]

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References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer".
  2. ^ Tropicos search for Ageratum conyzoides
  3. ^ "Ageratum conyzoides". NSW Flora Online.
  4. ^ vi:Cứt lợn
  5. ^
    PMID 29528842. Open access icon
  6. ISBN 978-0961502706
    .
  7. ISSN 0216-7662. Archived from the original
    on 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  8. ^ Fu, P.P.; Yang, Y.C.; Xia, Q.; Chou, M.C.; Cui, Y.Y.; Lin G. (2002). "Pyrrolizidine alkaloids-tumorigenic components in Chinese herbal medicines and dietary supplements" (PDF). Journal of Food and Drug Analysis. 10 (4): 198–211. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-05.
  9. S2CID 23218347
    .
  10. ^ Global Compendium of Weeds, Ageratum conyzoides (Asteraceae)
  11. ^ Alan S. Weakley (April 2008). "Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and Surrounding Areas".
  12. ISBN 978-971-22-0191-2
    .

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