Asteraceae
Acmella

Acmella radicans (Jacq.) R.K.Jansen

First published in Syst. Bot. Monogr. 8: 69 (1985)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to NW. Venezuela and Bolivia, Caribbean. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Assam, Bangladesh, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Guinea, India, Jawa, Malaya, Netherlands Antilles, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.2.170. epublication.
  • Dorji, R. & al. (2022). Nineteen new records of plant species including two new genera recorded from Bhutan himalayas. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 52: 173-183.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dorji, R. & al. (2022). Nineteen new records of plant species including two new genera recorded from Bhutan himalayas. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 52: 173-183.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Pullaiah, T. & Karuppusamy, S. (2020). Flora of the Eastern Ghats 7: 1-474.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • R.K.Jansen in Syst. Bot. Monogr. 8: 69 (1985).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2016 Wood, J.R.I.; Hind, D.J.N.; Mendonza, M. [23140] Bolivia K001483032 Yes
May 1, 1983 Cooper, J.J. [5807] Costa Rica K000497314 Type Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3305] Mexico K003147334 Yes
{Sallé} [397] Mexico K003147319 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12240] Mexico K003147330 Yes
Estrada, A.; Chacon, R.; Quesada, A.; Otros [3200] Costa Rica K003147315 Yes
Endres, M. [256] Costa Rica K003147349 Yes
Balslev, H.; Sutjaritjai, N.; Chamchumroon, V.; Eiserhardt, W.; Eiserhardt, S.; Sumanon, P.; Panyadee, P.; Kladwong, P.; Pakinamhang, B. [9922] Thailand K001609514 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11013] Mexico K003147322 Yes
{Hepper; Field; B. Mhoro} [5467] Tanzania K003147071 No
Rodriguez, D.; López, N.; Martínez, R. [5955] El Salvador K003147304 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003147331 Yes
Jansen, R.K.; Harriman, N.A. [564] Mexico K003147337 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003147325 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [3938] Costa Rica K003147344 Yes
Araujo-Murakami, A. ; Antezana, A. ; Miranda, F. ; Poma, A. ; Flores, N. [809] Bolivia K001569305 Yes
Jongkind, C.; Diabate, M.; Bilivogui, D. [11627] Guinea K001561103 Yes
Mwangulango, N.A. [939] Tanzania K003147064 No
Kuchar, P. [24824] Tanzania K003147067 No
Quesada, A.; Chacon, R.; Estrada, A.; Otros [882] Costa Rica K003147316 Yes
Lovett, P.; Kayombo, C. [221] Tanzania K003147069 No
King, R.M.; Castro, V.; Mora, G. [9990] Costa Rica K003147317 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [10095] Zambia K003147152 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [5728] Mexico K003147321 Yes
Sandoval; Chinchilla [75] El Salvador K003147308 Yes
Castillo, S. [s.n.] El Salvador K003147307 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K003147328 Yes
Villacorta, R.; et al. [547] El Salvador K003147346 Yes
s.coll. [85] Costa Rica K003147341 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [3818] Costa Rica K003147343 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [5115] Mexico K003147332 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [6569] Tanzania K003147065 No
Jansen, R.K.; Harriman, N.A. [#566] Mexico K003147336 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [3943] Costa Rica K003147339 Yes
Mexia Ynes [8781] Mexico K003147324 Yes
Phillipson, P.B. [4894] Tanzania K003147066 No
Lankester, C.H. [K63] Costa Rica K003147342 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; K. Vollesen [3102] Zambia K003147153 No
Tate, R. [177] Nicaragua K003147348 Yes
Lovett, J.; Kayombo, C.J. [4403] Tanzania K003147068 No
Philcox, D.; Pope, G.; Chisumpa, S.M. [10067] Zambia K003147156 No
Magogo, F.C. [2418] Tanzania K003147070 No
Pruski, J.; Vega, J.J.; Ortiz, S.; Jiménez, J. [4532] Honduras K003147318 Yes
Mexico K000497315 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pope, G.; Smith, A.R.; Goyder, D. [2208] Zambia K003147154 No
s.coll. [653] United States K003147329 Yes
Tucker, J.M. [499] El Salvador K003147345 Yes
Sandoval, E.; Chinchilla [718] El Salvador K003147306 Yes
Barnes, C.R.; Land, W.J.G. [329] Mexico K003147326 Yes
Bourgeau, M. [3098] Mexico K003147320 Yes
Wingfield, R. [600/D] Tanzania K003147072 No
Heyde; Lux [s.n.] Guatemala K003147347 Yes
Jansen, R.K.; Harriman, N.A. [#565] Mexico K003147335 Yes
{Muller, F.; Meisner} [274] Mexico K003147338 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1913] Mexico K003147333 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [4575] Mexico K003147323 Yes
Montalvo, E.A. [6302] El Salvador K003147305 Yes
McVaugh, R. [14220] Mexico K003147327 Yes
Merrett, L. [LM1545] Zambia K003147151 No
Bernouilli; Cario [1557] Guatemala K003147350 Yes
Endres [51] Costa Rica K003147340 Yes
Philcox, D.; Pope, G.; Chisumpa, S.M. [10067] Zambia K003147155 No
Bolivia (Santa Cruz + La Paz) K001483033 Yes
Venezuela K001483034 Yes
Venezuela K001483035 Yes
Mandon, G. [63] Bolivia Acmella radicans var. debilis K000497309 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0