Dalechampia scandens L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1054 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food, a poison and a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cape Verde, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf States, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Southwest Caribbean, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Yemen, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Florida, Galápagos, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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Flora of Tropical East Africa

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Hinton, G.B. [4769] Mexico K000476955 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Palmer, E.W. [20] Mexico K000476953 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Matuda, E. [2173] Mexico K000503115 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Maas, P.J.M.; Maas, H.; Hage, J.L. [6957] Brazil K000997454 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Stannard, B.; Ganev, W.; Queiroz, R.F. [H 51565] Brazil K000997453 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Cid, C.A.; Lima, J.; Guedes, J.; Coelho, J. [4300] Brazil K000997451 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Spruce [685] Brazil K000997463 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonseca, S.F. [23195] Brazil K000997437 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Lima, N. [68] Brazil K000997438 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Maas, P.J.M.; Maas, H. [354] Brazil K000997452 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000997458 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000997447 Yes
Virgo, K.J. [174] Mexico K001500935 Yes
Parker, C.S. [s.n.] Guyana K000997446 Yes
Hostmann [s.n.] Suriname K000997457 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [10935] Mexico K000476960 No
Harrison, S.G.; Persaud, R. [1096] Guyana K:SPC-05199.000 No
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K000997443 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19167] Brazil K000997461 Yes
Pollard, G.R.M. [46] Guyana K000997449 Yes
Palmer, E.W. [417] Mexico K000476957 Yes
Swainson [s.n.] Brazil K000997448 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16519] Brazil K000997460 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [10923] Mexico K000476959 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [766] Brazil K000997442 Yes
Palmer, E.W. [222] Mexico K000476958 Yes
Palmer, E.W. [417] Mexico K000476956 No
Gardner [1841] Brazil K000997456 Yes
Ule, E. [7186] Brazil K000997459 Yes
Kotschy [84] Ethiopia K000425739 Type Yes
Lankester, C.H. [s.n.] Brazil K000997439 Yes
Sellow [s.n] Brazil K000997450 Yes
Welwitsch, F. [387.] Angola K000648318 Syntype Yes
Kotschy [36] Ethiopia K000425741 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy [36] Ethiopia K000425742 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1615] Ethiopia K000425740 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bolland, G. [7] Brazil K000997440 Yes
Sieber [s.n.] K000997445 Yes
Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A. [4066] Brazil K000997462 Yes
Poiteau [s.n.] K000997444 Yes
Mexia, Y. [8791] Mexico K000503114 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4769] Mexico K000476954 Yes
Hassler, E. [7231] Paraguay K000648317 Type Yes
Gardner [2305] Brazil K000997455 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [766] Brazil K000997441 Yes
Cent. Am. K001500926 Yes
Cent. Am. K001500927 Yes
Cent. Am. K001500928 Yes
Cent. Am. K001500929 Yes
Cent. Am. K001500930 Yes
Cent. Am. K001500931 Yes
Cent. Am. K001500932 Yes
Cent. Am. K001500933 Yes
Cent. Am. K001500934 Yes
Mexico K001500936 Yes
El Salvador K001500937 Yes

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