What is "blainvillea"

Blainvillea is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia, and Latin America.

They are annual or perennial herbs. The flower heads contain small ray florets with toothed tips, usually yellow, or occasionally white.

1. Blainvillea amazonica - Loreto Region in Peru, Amazonas State in Brazil
2. Blainvillea bahiensis - State of Bahia in Brazil
3. Blainvillea dichotoma - French Guiana
4. Blainvillea dubia - Queensland, Northern Territory
5. Blainvillea gayana - Africa from Egypt to Gambia and KwaZulu-Natal; Yemen, Cape Verde
6. Blainvillea lanceolata - Brazil
7. Blainvillea rhomboidea - Brazil ( Goiás, Minas Gerais, Pará, São Paulo, Sergipe)
8. Blainvillea tampicana - Tamaulipas in Mexico
9. Blainvillea tenuicaulis - Galápagos

• Blainvillea acmella - Spilanthes acmella