Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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#Dlium Pink weed (Spigelia anthelmia) is a species of plant in the Loganiaceae, herbaceous, erect, height up to 60 cm, fibrous roots, cylindrical stems, green, scaly or white powdery, sometimes branched at the base of the stem, grows to form colonies in shady places in the forest, roadsides and abandoned lands.

S. anthelmia has oval-shaped leaves, length up to 13 cm, width up to 5 cm, green in color, rounded base and blunt tip. The flowers are funnel-shaped and white with brown or dark red stripes.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Spigelia
Species: Spigelia anthelmia

Arabic: الحشائش الوردية
Chinese (Simplified): 粉红色杂草
Chinese (Traditional): 粉紅色雜草
English: Pink Weed, West Indian pinkroot, Wormgrass, Waterweed
French: Bouvier
Hebrew: עשב ורוד
Hindi: गुलाबी घास
Indonesian: Kemangi Cina
Korean: 핑크 잡초
Kwéyòl: zèb a vè
Portuguese: Arapabaca, Lombrigueira
Spanish: lombricera
Thai: หญ้ายอดหนอน

Learn more: dlium.com/2024/01/pink-weed-spigelia-anthelmia.html

Location: Bruno, Purworejo Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia.

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