Asteraceae
Pseudognaphalium

Pseudognaphalium elegans Kartesz

First published in Synth. N. Amer. Fl., nomencl. innov. 1(Nomencl. Innov.): n.° 28 (1999)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Venezuela and Peru. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

  • Gnaphalium elegans Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 63 (1818), nom. illeg.

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Freire, S.E., Villaseñor, J.L., Monti, C., Bayón, N.D. & Migoya, M.A. (2022). Taxonomic revision of Pseudognaphalium (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae) from North America. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 314-404. MBG press.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Pseudognaphalium domingense.]

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Freire, S.E., Villaseñor, J.L., Monti, C., Bayón, N.D. & Migoya, M.A. (2022). Taxonomic revision of Pseudognaphalium (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae) from North America. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 314-404. MBG press.

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
  • Garcia, H. (1992). Flora Medicinal de Colombia. Botánica Médica. Segunda Edición. Tercer Mundo Editores. Tomo III.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2019 Hartweg, K.T. [1148] Ecuador K001297340 Yes
Dec 1, 2019 Hartweg, K.T. [1148] Ecuador K001297341 Yes
Mexia, Y. [7625] Colombia K001482348 Yes
Ecuador K001482349 Yes
Ecuador K001482350 Yes
Ecuador K001482351 Yes
Peru K001482352 Yes
Peru K001482353 Yes
Peru K001482354 Yes
Peru K001482355 Yes
Peru K001482356 Yes
Venezuela K001482357 Yes
Venezuela K001482358 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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • 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

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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