About Spigelia anthelmia L.
Spigelia anthelmia, commonly called West Indian pinkroot, wormbush, or wormgrass, is a flowering plant species that belongs to the Loganiaceae plant family. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Florida, and northern South America extending through to Bolivia and Brazil. It has been widely introduced to many other tropical regions, including western and west-central Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Hainan, and the Bismarck Archipelago. This species is highly poisonous, and it is used as a vermifuge to treat intestinal worms.
