Biology:Sphenoclea zeylanica
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Sphenoclea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Sphenocleaceae |
| Genus: | Sphenoclea |
| Species: | S. zeylanica
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| Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn.[1]
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Sphenoclea zeylanica, called chickenspike, gooseweed, and wedgewort, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the genus Sphenoclea, native to Africa, Madagascar, tropical and subtropical Asia, and Australia.[3] It is widely introduced in the New World tropics and subtopics from the southern United States to northern Argentina.[2] Its young leaves are edible and are occasionally eaten, perhaps with a light boiling.[3] A common weed of rice paddies, it can cause yield losses from 25 to 50%.[4]
References
- ↑ Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 113 (1788)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:145463-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Chickenspike (Sphenoclea zeylanica)". AVRDC. 27 November 2020. https://avrdc.org/chickenspike-sphenoclea-zeylanica. "eaten…with grated coconut"
- ↑ Catindig, JLA; Lubigan, RT; Johnson, D (15 August 2017). "Sphenoclea zeylanica". International Rice Research Institute. http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/training/fact-sheets/item/sphenoclea-zeylanica. "The dirty dozen"
Wikidata ☰ Q311346 entry
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