Chamaesyce hirta

Family	Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name	Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millspaugh
Synonyms	Chamaesyce rosei Millspaugh; Ditritra hirta (L.) Rafinesque; Euphorbia capitata Lamarck; Euphorbia globulifera Kunth; Euphorbia hirta L.; Euphorbia hirta L. var. typica L. C. Wheeler; Euphorbia nodiflora Steudel; Euphorbia obliterata Jacquin; Euphorbia pilulifera L.; Euphorbia pilulifera L. forma rubromaculata Domin; Euphorbia pilulifera L. forma humifusa Domin; Euphorbia pilulifera L. forma viridis Domin; Euphorbia pilulifera L. var. discolor Engelmann; Euphorbia pilulifera L. var. hirta (L.) Thellung; Euphorbia pilulifera L. var. obliterata (Jacquin) Hitchcock; Euphorbia pilulifera L. var. guaranitica Chodat & Hassler; Euphorbia verticillata Vellozo
Common name	(Japanese common name) shima nishiki-sou [Okinawa nishiki-sou (nishiki-sou = Chamaesyce humifusa (Willdenow ex Schlechter) Prochanow)], aka-gusa [red weed], taiwan nishiki-sou [Taiwan nishiki-sou]
	(English common name) asthmaplant, garden spurge
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu (west of Central region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
	(Other nations) [native] South America
Chromosomal number	2n=18
Description	Plants electing 20-50cm tall. Leaves 1.5-3.5cm long, 0.7-1.6cm wide. Flowers flowering in all seasons. Annual plants.
Reference	Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.
	Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.
	Euphorbia hirta Linnaeus
	Polymers containing antimicrobial agents and methods for making and using same (US Patent 5906825/1999)
	Method to ascertain the quality of herbs (US Patent 6855343/2005)
	Treatment of prostate cancer (US Patent 7378445/2008)
	Treatment of prostate cancer (WIPO Patent WO/2002/011743)
	Paints, coatings and polymers containing phytochemical agents and methods for making and using same (WIPO Patent WO/2005/017051)
	Filter materials with biocidal phytochemical agents (WIPO Patent WO/2007/016223)
Note	Naturalized plants.

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