Struchium sparganophorum (L.) Kuntze

Kingdom: Plantae (2595)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)

      Order: Asterales (218)

        Family: Asteraceae (217)(family description)

          Genus: Struchium (1)

            Epithet: sparganophorum (L.) Kuntze (1)

Synonyms: Ethulia sparganophorum L., Sparganophorus vaillantii Crantz

sparganophorum => inflorescence similar to Sparganium

vaillantii => in honor of Sébastien Vaillant (1669-1722), French botanist

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: beige, white

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• [372] Struchium sparganophorum - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.
• [14] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1984): Plants of cropland in Western Samoa with special reference to taro. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.