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Acanthospermum australe (Paraguayan starburr,[3][4] ihi kukae hipa, Paraguay bur, Paraquay starbur, pipili, sheepbur, or spiny-bur) is a South American species of herbaceous plants first described as a species in 1758.[5][6][7]

Acanthospermum australe
1820 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Acanthospermum
Species:	A. australe
Binomial name
Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy Acanthospermum brasilum Schrank Acanthospermum hirsutum DC. Acanthospermum xanthioides (Kunth) DC. Acanthospermum xanthioides var. obtusifolium DC. Centrospermum xanthioides Kunth Echinodium prostratum Poit. Melampodium australe Loefl. Orcya adhaerens Vell. Orcya adhaerescens Vell.

Distribution

The species is native to:[8]

• South America, within Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Colombia
• Caribbean, within Grenada; Martinique; St. Vincent, and Grenadines

It has been introduced in China, and is an invasive species in parts of the United States, Canada, and South Africa. It is currently a widespread pioneer in the tropics and sub-tropics.[9][10][11]

Extracts

Extracts of Acanthospermum australe have in vitro antiviral activity against herpesvirus and poliovirus,[12] but clinical effects have not been studied.

References

• Media related to Acanthospermum australe at Wikimedia Commons

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