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Asthma Plant
Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Spurge family: cassava & rubber

Asthma Plant

Euphorbia hirta L.

Names

EnglishAsthma Plant
Dutch—
SpanishGolondrina
Chinese飞扬草
Scientific nameEuphorbia hirta L.

About this species

Euphorbia hirta (sometimes called asthma-plant) is a pantropical weed, originating from the tropical regions of the Americas. It is a hairy herb that grows in open grasslands, roadsides and pathways. It is widely used in traditional herbal medicine across many cultures, particularly for asthma, skin ailments, and hypertension. It is also consumed in herbal tea form as folk medicine for fevers in the Philippines (where it is known as tawa-tawa), particularly for dengue fever and malaria.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusEuphorbia

In Suriname

79Records in Suriname
5iNaturalist observations
1827First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo14
  • Sipaliwini5
  • Nickerie4
  • Wanica2
  • Brokopondo2
  • Commewijne2
  • Marowijne2
  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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