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Spigelia anthelmia
In Brazil
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Loganiaceae
Genus:	Spigelia
Species:	S. anthelmia
Binomial name
Spigelia anthelmia L.
Synonyms
List Spigelia anthelmia var. nervosa (Steud.) Progel Spigelia anthelmia var. obliquinervia A.DC. Spigelia anthelmia var. peruviana A.DC. Spigelia domingensis Gand. Spigelia fruticulosa Lam. Spigelia nervosa Steud. Spigelia oppositifolia Stokes Spigelia quadrifolia Stokes Spigelia stipularis Progel

Spigelia anthelmia, the West Indian pinkroot, wormbush, or wormgrass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Loganiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Florida, and northern South America through to Bolivia and Brazil, and it has been widely introduced to other tropical locales, including western and west-central Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Hainan, and the Bismarck Archipelago. Highly poisonous, it is used as a vermifuge against intestinal worms.

• Inflorescence
• Close-up of flower
• Unripe fruit
• An individual with narrower leaves

References

1. ^ "Spigelia anthelmia L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
2. ^ "Wormbush". Flowers of India. 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

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