Common name
English: Mile-a-minute
German: Chinesischer Sommerefeu
Mandarin: 微甘菊 (wei gan ju)
English: Mile-a-minute
German: Chinesischer Sommerefeu
Mandarin: 微甘菊 (wei gan ju)
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Asterales (229)
Family: Asteraceae (228)(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
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
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