| Accepted name: |
Artemisia annua L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Annual Wormwood
Sweet Wormwood
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| French names: |
Armoise annuelle
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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| OPL Code: |
HARTAN
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The aerial parts of the plant yield an ethereal oil used in soaps and perfumes. In E and SE Asia, also cultivated and used as a medicinal plant; in China, India, Japan, Korea and Vietnam under investigation for development as a source of an antimalarial drug (artemisinin)(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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