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Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn.

LC Least ConcernIntroduced by people

Names

EnglishChickenspike
Dutch—
SpanishChile camarón
Chinese楔瓣花
Scientific nameSphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn.

About this species

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. It is widely introduced in the New World tropics and subtopics from the southern United States to northern Argentina. Its young leaves are edible and are occasionally eaten, perhaps with a light boiling. A common weed of rice paddies, it can cause yield losses from 25 to 50%.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSolanales
FamilySphenocleaceae
GenusSphenoclea

In Suriname

25Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1949First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie11
  • Commewijne7
  • Brokopondo2
  • Sipaliwini1

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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