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Mikania is a genus of about 450[1] species in the family of Asteraceae. Members of the genus are stem twiners and lianas and are common in the neotropical flora. Mikania originates from South America. Only a few species, such as Mikania scandens, are found in temperate areas of North and South America[1]. As with other plants in the tribe Eupatorieae, the flowers have disc florets and no ray florets.
The species Mikania laevigata and Mikania glomerata, also known as guaco, are popular in herbal medicine.
Mikania micrantha is a widespread weed in the tropics. It grows very quickly (as fast as 80 mm in 24 hours for a young plant) and covers other plants.[2] Therefore, various control measures against Mikania have been tried in many countries. It is moderately susceptible to the herbicides 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and paraquat. Cuscuta, a parasitic plant, has been used in Assam and Sri Lanka to suppress the spread of Mikania from waste land to tea planatations. Other control measures are Puccinia spegazzinii fungus and Liothrips mikaniae insects.
Gallery of Mikania micrantha
References
- ^ a b "Mikania". Flora of North America.
- ^ "INVASIVES: Newsletter of the Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN)" (PDF) (February 2007).
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