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Mikania cordata

Authority B.L. Robinson Family Magnoliopsida:Asteridae:Asterales:Compositae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 7766

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SOURCES (M. cordata (Burm.f.) B.L. Robinson) Mannetje L 1992 pp 166-167 [USE, LIMIT, TEMP, RAIN, LIG, DRA] White F 1983 pp 265 GROWING PERIOD Perennial shrub. Flowering can occur throughout the year. (GMIN estimated by the compiler). COMMON NAMES Mile-a-minute, Brodjo lego, Hila kitu lama, Blikar, Ceroma, Akar lupang, Selaput tunggul, Bikas, Detidid, Uoko, Khikaiyan. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: M. volubilis, Eupatorium cordatum. Mile-a-minute is native of tropical Asia and Africa. It can become a devastating weed in crops of tea, coconut, rubber, oil palm, coffee, bananas and sugar cane, and can smother leguminous cover crops. It can be found at elevations between sea level and 2000 m or more.
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