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Taxon:  Spigelia anthelmia L.



Summary
Genus:
Spigelia
Family:
Loganiaceae
Nomen number:
35251
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:149. 1753
Verified:
04/18/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
  3. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  4. Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
  5. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  6. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  7. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932-. Flora of Suriname.
  8. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  9. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
West Indian-pink –
worm-grass –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere in tropics
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (s.)]
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Peru
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere in tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=35251. Accessed 20 May 2025.