Asteraceae
Acmella

Acmella ciliata (Kunth) Cass.

First published in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 24: 331 (1822)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Panama to S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela

Introduced into:

India, Malaya, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • 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.

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

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Kew Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) https://www.kew.org/science/data-and-resources/tools-and-services/medicinal-plant-names-services in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

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.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • 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.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • 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?
Jun 1, 2023 Schomburgk [79] Guyana K001766244 Yes
Jun 1, 2023 Schomburgh, R. [189] Guyana K001766245 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [3298] Brazil K000895361 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [3298] Brazil K000895360 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [9236] Brazil K000955714 Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [1025] Brazil K000955715 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Gardner, G. [2223] Brazil K000054445 Isotype Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Gardner, G. [2223] Brazil K000054446 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 1997 Collares, J.E.R.; Dutra, L. [158] Brazil K000054444 Yes
Oct 1, 1996 Hind, D.J.N.; Funch, L. [PCD3796] Brazil K000053581 Yes
Jul 1, 1996 Bautista, H.P.; Hind, D.J.N.; Smith, S.; Harley, R. [PCD3458] Brazil K000053579 Yes
Jul 1, 1996 Hind, D.J.N.; Harley, R.; Giulietti, A.M. [PCD3375] Brazil K000053580 Yes
Jun 1, 1996 Guedes, M.L.; Giulietti, A.M.; Hind, D.J.N.; Smith, S.; Harley, R.; Silva, E.M.; Bautista, H. [PCD3011] Brazil K000053583 Yes
Jun 1, 1996 Guedes, M.L.; Giulietti, A.M.; Hind, D.J.N.; Smith, S.; Harley, R.; Silva, E.M.; Bautista, H. [PCD3011] Brazil K000053582 Yes
Aug 1, 1993 Spruce, R. [4086] Peru K000200556 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Spruce, R. [1864] Brazil K001062040 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Trail, J.W.H. [487] Brazil K001062039 Yes
May 1, 1983 Lehmann, F.C. [8010] Colombia K000497310 Type Yes
Kiew, R. [RK 5401] Malaysia K001768881 Yes
Ferreira, J.L. [71] Brazil K001031885 Yes
Hugh-Jones, D.Ll. [51] Colombia K001482988 Yes
Hoehne, W. [41002] Brazil K001031273 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Videcki, E.R., Jr. [2579] Brazil K001031259 Yes
Guedes, M.L.; et al. [3011] Brazil K:SPC-63424.000 No
Bartolomeu, J.G. [s.n.] Brazil K001031274 Yes
Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A. [4027] Brazil K001031263 Yes
Lowe, J. [4097] Brazil K001031260 Yes
Ule, E. [9125] Brazil K000054443 Yes
Sperling, C.R. [5697] Brazil K001031269 Yes
Philcox, D. [4471] Brazil K001031267 Yes
Spruce, R. [1864] Brazil K001031257 Yes
s.coll. [612] Brazil K001031261 Yes
Hoehne, W. [41002] Brazil K001031275 Yes
Prance, G.T. [8476] Brazil K001031272 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [17693] Brazil K001031264 Yes
Ongley, J.C.; Ramos, J.F. [21787] Brazil K001031258 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [17990] Brazil K001031265 Yes
Hostmann [319] SU K000895362 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou [10993] Brazil K001031271 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001031268 Yes
Lima, A. [53/1446] Brazil K001031270 Yes
Àrbocz, G.F. [4081] Brazil K001031266 Yes
Vieira, R.F.; Heringer, A.; Silva, O.A.; Salas, A.R. [569] Brazil K001031262 Yes
Ule, E. [5153] Brazil K001031256 Yes
Bolivia (Pando) K001409035 Yes
n/a K001482983 Yes
n/a K001482984 Yes
Colombia K001482985 Yes
Colombia K001482986 Yes
Colombia K001482987 Yes
Ecuador K001482989 Yes
Galapagos K001482990 Yes
Peru K001482991 Yes
Peru K001482992 Yes
Peru K001482993 Yes
Peru K001482994 Yes
Peru K001482995 Yes
Peru K001482996 Yes
Schomburgh [890] Guyana Spilanthes poeppigii K001766246 Yes
Schomburgk [890?] Guyana Spilanthes poeppigii K001766247 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/

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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