UBD Botanical Research Centre

Centratherum punctatum Cass.

Button Beauty / Bunga ungu (Bru.)

Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution

Perennial herb that can reach up to 1 m tall. Leaves are simple, alternately arranged, green

In West and Central Africa, the tender and succulent leaves and stems are eaten as salad,

It is often found along roadsides. It prefers moist but well-drained clay or loamy soil under full sunlight to partial shade.

Stem cutting.

Native to Brazil.

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