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Richardia brasiliensis
Also called Mexican Clover, Brazilian Calla Lily, White Eye, Barzilian Clover, Brazilian Richardia, Mexican Tropical Richardia, Tropical Richardia
Richardia brasiliensis is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the English common names tropical Mexican clover, Brazilian calla-lily, white-eye, and Brazil pusley. In Brazil it is known as poaia branca. It is native to South America. It is an introduced species and sometimes an invasive weed in many other places, including Sub-Saharan Africa, India, Australia, Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan, and Thailand. It is a weed of citrus groves in Florida.
Richardia brasiliensis serves as a host for nematodes and bacteria that cause disease and damage to crops. Nematodes harbored in its roots cause dry rot in yams. In brassica fields, this plant hosts bacteria that cause black rot. As well as damaging pests, it can also host beneficial mites as a natural form of pest control.
In Brazil this plant is used medicinally as an antiemetic and for diabetes. In traditional medicine, it is also used for anti-hemorrhoids, deworming and for treating eczema and burns. In Brazil, it is considered important to food, decoration, and pharmaceuticals.
Largeflower Mexican clover · Rough Mexican clover · Mexican clover
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Richardia brasiliensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
