| Accepted name: |
Mikania scandens (L.) Willd. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Eupatorium scandens (L.) Willd.
-Willoughbya scandens Kuntze
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| English names: |
Climbing Hempweed
Climbing Boneset
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| French names: |
Liane margoze
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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| OPL Code: |
HMIKSC
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| 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: |
Planted for fodder and as ground cover for erosion control and weed suppression in Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Also used as a leaf vegetable (in soups) and as a medicinal plant (1). |
| Key Characters: |
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