Common name
English: Mile-a-minute
German: Chinesischer Sommerefeu
Mandarin: 微甘菊 (wei gan ju)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(family description)
Genus: Mikania (1)
Epithet: micrantha Kunth (1)
Synonyms: Eupatorium denticulatum Vahl, Mikania batatifolia DC., Mikania deltoides Poepp., Mikania glechomaefolia Sch.Bip., Mikania orinocensis Kunth
denticulatum => with minute teeth
micrantha => bearing minute flowers
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Mikania micrantha at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [303] Mikania micrantha - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)