Asteraceae

Panicled spot flower

Acmella paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) R.K.Jansen

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Acmella

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Panicled spot flower (Acmella paniculata) — FlowerPhoto: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 小铜锤, 金鈕扣, 金钮扣, 天文草, 天文革, 散血草, 金纽扣
English: Panicled spot flower
Indonesian: Jotang, Daun getang
Malay: Jotang
Sundanese: Jotang

Synonyms

Acmella paniculata f. calva J.Kost.
Acmella paniculata f. paniculata
Spilanthes acmella var. albescentifolia A.H.Moore
Spilanthes acmella var. paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) C.B.Clarke
Spilanthes acmella var. paniculata (Wall. ex DC.) C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.
Spilanthes acmella var. typica Hochr.
Spilanthes grandifolia Miq.
Spilanthes lobata Blanco
Spilanthes paniculata f. bicolor J.Kost.
Spilanthes rugosa Blume ex DC.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Suhel Quader, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franz Anthony, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franz Anthony, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Hamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.