Family • Compositae
Dilang-aso
Pseudelephantopus spicatus (Juss. ex Aubl.) Rohr
DOG'S TONGUE
Jia di dan cao
Scientific names | Common names |
Distreptus spicatus Cass. | Ardatig (Bik.) |
Distreptus spicatus var. interrupta Ram.Goyena | Dila-dila (Tag.) |
Elephantopus colimensis Sessé & Moc. | Dilang-aso (Tag.) |
Elephantopus littoralis Sessé & Moc. | Habul (Bik.) |
Elephantopus spicatus B. Juss. ex Aubl. | Kabkaron (Ilk.) |
Elephantopus strigosus Willd. ex DC. | Kalkalapikap (Bon.) |
Matamoria spicata (Juss. ex Aubl.) La Llave & Lex. | Maratabako (Ilk.) |
Pseudelephantopus spicatus (Juss. ex Aubl.) Rohr | Sigang-dagat (Tag.) |
Sumag (Pamp.) | |
Supsuput (Bon.) | |
Dog's tongue (Engl.) | |
False elephant foot (Engl.) | |
Iron weed (Engl.) | |
Tobacco weed (Engl.) | |
Dila-dila is a shared common name by many different species of plants: (1) Onychium siliculosum: Buhok-virgin (Tag.); dila-dila (Tag) (2) Nopalea cochinellifera: Dila-dila (Ilk.); dilang baka (Tag.) (3) Elephantus scaber: Dila-dila (Tag.), kabkabron (Ilk.); prickly leaved elephant's food (Engl.) (4) Pseudoelephantopus spicatus: Dila-dila (Tag.); dilang-aso (Tag.) Kabkaron (Ilk.) Other phonetic variations and use of "dila" for other local plant names further add to the confusion: Dila-dilag (Spilanthes acmella); Dilang aso (P. spicatus); Dilang-baka (N. Cochinellifera); Dilang-boaia, dilang-halo (Aloe vera); Dilang-butiki (Dentella repens); Dilang-butiki (Hedyotis philippensis); Dilang-usa (Trichodesma zeylanicum); and Diladila (Cordyline roxyburghiana). | |
Sigang-dagat is a local common name shared by Sigang-dagat (Jussiaea repens) and Dilang-aso. | |
Tobacco weed is a common English name shared by Malatabako and Dilang-aso. | |
Pseudelephantopus spicatus is an unresolved name. The Plant List |
Other vernacular names |
CHAMORRO: Papago. |
CHINESE: Jia di dan cao. |
FRENCH: Faux tabac des Samoa. |
MANGAREVAN: Avaava havar. |
MAORI: Tapuae 'erepani. |
SAMOAN: Vao elefane, vao maligi, vao malini. |
SPANISH: Hierba de caballo. |
TAHITIAN: Ava'a, Ava'ava, Ava'ava ha'avare, Rau'ara nu'a. |
THAILAND: Do la do, Ton tai din. ch[aa]n voi gi[es]. |
VIETNAM: Ch[aa]n voi gi[es]. |
Distribution Constituents Properties Availability |
Updated March 2018 / July 2014
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IMAGE SOURCES (2): Pseudelephantopus spicatus / Flower spikes at Hana Ranch, Maui / Forest and Kim Starr / Plants of Hawaii / Creative Commons Attribution / Modifications by G. Stuart / alterVISTA |
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