Asteraceae
Baccharoides

Baccharoides anthelmintica (L.) Moench

First published in Methodus: 578 (1794)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to Namibia, Indian Subcontinent to China (SW. Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Botswana, China South-Central, India, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Jamaica

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Ghafoor, A. & al. (2021). Flora of Pakistan 224: 1-310. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis). [Cited as Vernonia anthelmintica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Roxburgh [s.n.] India K000250067 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania Vernonia anthelmintica K000273021 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2920] Vernonia anthelmintica K001118192 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thwaites [[CP487]] Sri Lanka Vernonia anthelmintica K002683018 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [70020307R] Sri Lanka Vernonia anthelmintica K002683019 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2920] Vernonia anthelmintica K001118199 Unknown Type Material Yes
Townsend, C.C. [73/207] Sri Lanka Vernonia anthelmintica K002683017 Yes
Gardner [1215] Sri Lanka Vernonia anthelmintica K002683022 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2920] Burma Vernonia anthelmintica K001118198 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [3868] Sri Lanka Vernonia anthelmintica K002683020 No
Alston, A.H.G. [1057] Sri Lanka Vernonia anthelmintica K002683021 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2920] India Vernonia anthelmintica K001118196 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2920] Vernonia anthelmintica K001118197 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Macrae; Miss Walker} [s.n.] Sri Lanka Vernonia anthelmintica K002683016 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2920] Vernonia anthelmintica K001118194 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2920] Vernonia anthelmintica K001118195 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2920] Vernonia anthelmintica K001118193 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

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    • 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/
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