Asteraceae
Acmella

Acmella filipes (Greenm.) R.K.Jansen

First published in Syst. Bot. Monogr. 8: 58 (1985)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Mexico to Central America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1983 Gaumer, G.F. [1122] Mexico K000497317 Type Yes
Gaumer, G.F.; Izamal [s.n.] Mexico K003147299 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [2185] Mexico K003147300 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [2185] Mexico K003147301 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [s.n.] Honduras K003147297 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [s.n.] Honduras K003147298 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [22] Mexico K003147296 Yes
May 1, 1983 Oersted, A.S. [81] Costa Rica Acmella filipes var. parvifolia K000497316 Holotype Yes
Jansen, R.K.; Harriman, N.A. [545] Honduras Acmella filipes var. parvifolia K003147309 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [3303] Costa Rica Acmella filipes var. parvifolia K003147303 Yes
Jansen, R.K.; Harriman, N.A. [545] Honduras Acmella filipes var. parvifolia K003147310 Yes
Peck, M.E. [562] Belize Acmella filipes var. cayensis K003147302 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

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

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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