Calea (plant)

Calea
Calea rotundifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Neurolaeneae
Genus: Calea
L.
Type species
Calea jamaicensis
(L.) L.
Synonyms
  • Amphicalea (DC.) Gardner
  • Aschenbornia S.Schauer
  • Brasilia G.M.Barroso
  • Caleacte R.Br. ex Steud.
  • Geissopappus Benth.
  • Lemmatium DC.
  • Leontophthalmum Willd.
  • Meyeria DC.
  • Mocinna Lag.
  • Schomburghia DC.
  • Stenophyllum Sch.Bip. ex Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Tonalanthus Brandegee
  • Trinchinettia Endl.
  • Tyleropappus Greenm.

Calea is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Extracts of Calea species have had antifungal, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, larvicidal, antiplasmodial, and antihypertensive effects in experiments. Some species are used in traditional medicine and ritual. Calea clematidea is used to treat influenza. Calea ternifolia is used in Mexico to treat dysentery and fever, and native peoples use it to influence their dreams.

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