Bidens biternata
(Lour.) Merr. & Sherff
Asteraceae
Bidens cylindrica Sherff
Bidens kotschyi Sch.Bip.
Bidens laciniata Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf. & Asch.
Bidens lasiocarpa O.E.Schulz
Bidens mayebarai Kitam.
Bidens peduncularis Gaudich.
Bidens pilosa abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) Fiori
Bidens pilosa chinensis L.
Bidens pilosa glabrata (Vatke) Vatke ex Engl.
Bidens pilosa quadriseta (Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern) Schweinf. ex Engl.
Bidens quadriseta Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern
Bidens robertianifolia H.Lév. & Vaniot
Bidens wallichii bimensis Miq.
Coreopsis biternata Lour.
Common Name:
General Information
Bidens biternata is an erect, annual plant that can grow up to 150cm tall, occasionally to 200cm[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
58- Title
- Flora of Japan. (English translation)
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- Author
- Ohwi. G.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Year
- 1965
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- -
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- The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.
Range
Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Australia.
Habitat
A wide variety of habitats including wasteland, amongst scrub, fields, gardens, roadsides, thickets, teak forest, wet places and along watercourses; at elevations up to 2,300 metres[
58- Title
- Flora of Japan. (English translation)
- Publication
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- Author
- Ohwi. G.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Year
- 1965
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.
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145- Title
- Forest Flora of Srinagar.
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- Singh. Dr. G. and Kachroo. Prof. Dr. P.
- Publisher
- Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
- Year
- 1976
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- -
- Description
- A good flora of the western Himalayas but poorly illustrated. Some information on plant uses.
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Author
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- ISBN
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 1.20 m |
| Pollinators | Bees, Hoverflies |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Bidens biternata is a very widespread plant, growing wild in the temperate regions of eastern China, through to the subtropical and tropical regions of Africa, Asia and the Pacific. It is adventive in temperate regions of western Europe.
Members of this genus generally succeed in any moderately fertile moisture-retentive soil in full sun[
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- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
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- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
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- 0-333-47494-5
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- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The leaf juice is used to treat eye and ear affections[
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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- Flowers of India
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- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
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- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
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The rubbed leaves are applied to skin affections in general, as a haemostatic on wounds, and wrapped around the umbilical cord of babies[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Author
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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- Flowers of India
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- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
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- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
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The seeds are applied as an anthelmintic in animals[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - we have no information for this species but, assuming it to be perennial, suggest sowing the seed in a greenhouse in the spring. Surface-sow or only just cover the seed and do not allow the compost to dry out. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
If the plant is an annual then a mid-spring sowing in situ is best.
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
