Bidens biternata




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Bidens biternata (Loureiro) Merrill and Sherff
Synonyms Bidens chinensis Willdenow; Bidens cylindrica Sherff; Bidens paupercula Sherff; Bidens robertianifolia H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Coreopsis biternata Loureiro
Common name (Japanese common name) sendan-gusa [sendan weed [sendan = Melia azedarach]]
(English common name) yellow flowered blackjack, beggar ticks, black jack, five leaved blackjack
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Australia, India, Africa
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 30-150cm. Leaves 9-15cm length. Flowers yellow head 7-10mm, flowering in September to November. Annual plants.
Reference Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff
Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff
BIDENS: A Popular Remedy Escapes Notice of Western Practitioners
Preparation of N-[(1-(thienyl)alkyl]amine derivative (US Patent 5117000/1992)



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