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) |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |
October 2007 at roadside |