Trees & Plants

Coat-button

Maavina

Tridax procumbens (L.) L.

Common in open areas The plant is hepato-protective, anti- inflammatory, wound healing, anti-diabetic, hypotensive and anti-coagulant. The leaf juice possesses antiseptic, insecticidal and parasiticidal properties. It is also used as a biocarbon absorbent for removal of excess fl

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uses: The plant is hepato-protective, anti- inflammatory, wound healing, anti-diabetic, hypotensive and anti-coagulant. The leaf juice possesses antiseptic, insecticidal and parasiticidal properties. It is also used as a biocarbon absorbent for removal of excess flouride. in of at
family: Asteraceae
synonym: Balbisia elongata Willd.
description: Procumbent herbs. Leaves × simple, opposite, 3-6 1.5-3 cm, ovate, apex acute, serrate, bulbous-based, hairy; fl × petiole 5-10 mm long. Heads 1.3 1.5 cm, solitary, on long peduncles; bracts in 3-series, lanceolate, hairy. Outer row of × flowers ligulate, female, limb 3 2 mm, 3-toothed, white; inner flowers bisexual, tubular; corolla 6 mm long, 5-lobed at apex, yellow. Achenes 2 mm long, obovoid, densely hairy; pappus many, setaceous.
native range: Tropical America
distribution: Widespread in the tropics and subtropics
english names: Coat-button · Mexican daisy
flowering fruiting: Th roughout the year
occurrence maldives: Common in open areas