Asteraceae
Acmella

Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) 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 Tropical America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Benin, Borneo, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Malaya, Marshall Is., Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nigeria, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. & al. (2018). New plant records to the flora of Haryana. Indian Journal of Forestry 41: 117-127.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Beentje, H.J. (2021). Flore du Gabon 56: 1-148. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2021). Checklist of Far East Asian Vascular Flora 2: 627-1887. EABCN, Seoul.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • 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.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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:

  • (2020). https://www.jstor.org/stable/26958715. epublication.
  • Balkrishna, A. & al. (2018). New plant records to the flora of Haryana. Indian Journal of Forestry 41: 117-127.
  • Beentje, H.J. (2021). Flore du Gabon 56: 1-148. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cass., Dict. Sci, Nat. 24: 331 (1822).
  • Lisowski, Asterac. Fl. Afr. Centr. 1: 232, t. 51 (1991).
  • R.K.Jansen in Syst. Bot. Monogr. 8: 55, map (1985).

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
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • 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
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [5520] Brazil K000895366 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [70] Brazil K000895365 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [509] Brazil K000895364 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [2225] Brazil K000054451 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [2225] Brazil K000054452 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [3865] Brazil K000895363 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Jameson, W. [215] Ecuador K001067907 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Coulter, T. [323] Mexico K001067906 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Salzman, P. [45] Brazil K001067905 Isotype Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [7920] Brazil K000955718 Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [1812] Brazil K000955716 Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [6928] Brazil K000955719 Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [7956-2] Brazil K000955717 Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [1483] Brazil K000955720 Yes
Mar 1, 1998 Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M. [28244] Brazil K000053586 Yes
Dec 1, 1995 Nascimento, M.S.B. [15] Brazil K000054450 Yes
Apr 1, 1993 Noblick, L.R.; Lemos, M.J.S. [4159] Brazil K000053585 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Barbosa, E. [57014] Brazil K000053584 Yes
Dec 1, 1982 Salzmann, P. [45] Brazil K000053590 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Gardner, G. [1746] Brazil K000054447 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Gardner, G. [1746] Brazil K000054448 Unknown Type Material Yes
Archbold, M.E. (Miss) [39] Tanzania K003147055 No
Smart, H. [37003] Trinidad and Tobago K003147384 Yes
André, É. [K1250] Saint Lucia K003147375 Yes
Wilson [247] Jamaica K003147370 Yes
Breteler, F.J.; Nzabi, T.; Wieringa, J.J. [12973] Gabon K003146773 Yes
Smith, L.B. [6711] Brazil K001031278 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K003147379 Yes
Harris, W.H. [12513] Jamaica K003147373 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3378] Tanzania K003147029 No
[Gardrn] [3865] Brazil K003147376 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [3635] Tanzania K003147040 No
Meurillon, A. [2034] Cameroon K003146768 Yes
{Eggers; Crueger} [5760] Trinidad and Tobago K003147377 Yes
Archbold, M.E. (Miss) [39] Tanzania K003147045 No
Peter, G.A. [54406] Tanzania K003147035 No
Lewis, W.H.; Burch, D.; Dwyer, J.D.; Elias, T.S. [245] Panama K001483002 Yes
Endres [51] Costa Rica K001031286 Yes
Hook [s.n.] Brazil K000895367 Unknown Type Material Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6329] Trinidad and Tobago K003147385 Yes
Lewis, W.H. [6054] Tanzania K003147053 No
Faulkner, H.G. [4010] Tanzania K003147039 No
Hairul, M.A.M.; Beentje, H.; Kiew, R.; Beentje, J. [FRI 60905] Malaysia K001768880 Yes
Wieringa, J.J.; Nziengui, B.; Moussavou, J.M.; Mbombet, M. [5245] Gabon K003146772 Yes
Michael Fay, J. [4885] Central African Republic K003146776 Yes
Harley, R.M. [25216] Brazil K001031276 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P6018] Trinidad and Tobago K003147386 Yes
de Schach, B. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K003147378 Yes
Harley, R.M. [25216] Brazil K001031277 Yes
Glaziou [5920] Brazil K001031281 Yes
Glaziou, A. [12795] Brazil K001031279 Yes
Hooker; Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K003147371 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Mwangulango, R.; Butynski, T.; Ehardt, C.; Kingdon, J. [7722] Tanzania K003147056 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K.B. [4413] Tanzania K003147032 No
Sintenis, P. [1149] Puerto Rico K003147360 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; deCarvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21979] Brazil K000053588 Yes
Ngoundai [361] Tanzania K003147034 No
Broadway, W.E. [5923] Trinidad and Tobago K003147380 Yes
Mwachala, G.; et al. [570] Kenya K003147027 No
Faulkner, H.G. [990] Tanzania K003147051 No
Harris [s.n.] Mexico K001031284 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [4062] Tanzania K003147038 No
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Arends, J.C.; de Bruijn, J. [8902] Gabon K003146770 Yes
Oliveira, R.P. [527] Brazil K001031882 Yes
s.coll. [2027] Trinidad and Tobago K003147381 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1772] Trinidad and Tobago K003147388 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001031285 Yes
Léonard, J.J.G. [21] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003146775 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [4125] Tanzania K003147036 No
s.coll. [1598] Cameroon K003146767 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3888] Tanzania K003147049 No
Robertson, S.A. [678] Tanzania K003147037 No
Faulkner, H.G. [2196] Tanzania K003147054 No
Luke, P.; Luke, W.R.Q. [6032] Kenya K003147028 No
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [15505] Brazil K000053589 Yes
Hooker, W.J. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K003147382 Yes
Hahn, L. [1107] Martinique K003147374 Yes
Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K001031282 Yes
Fendler, A. [476] Trinidad and Tobago K003147383 Yes
Harris, B.J. [726] Tanzania K003147042 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K003147372 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [223] Tanzania K003147041 No
s.coll. [[C]12] Brazil K001031283 Yes
Harley, R.M. [54844] Brazil K001031884 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H7417] Haiti K003147367 Yes
Haerdi, F. [330/0] Tanzania K003147043 No
Wieringa, J.J. [1216] Gabon K003146771 Yes
Harley, R.M. [54812] Brazil K001031883 Yes
Batty, M. (Mrs.) [197] Tanzania K003147046 No
Bigger, M. [2195] Tanzania K003147033 No
Riedel [547] Brazil K001031287 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6384] Cameroon K003146769 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [990] Tanzania K003147050 No
Kalema, J. [1387] Uganda K003147026 No
[Waern, M.] [s.n.] K003147364 Yes
Geilinger [1036] Tanzania K003147052 No
Ruffo; Kisena [3341] Tanzania K003147048 No
Thulin, M.; B. Mhoro [895] Tanzania K003147047 No
Gillivray, J.M. [262] Brazil K001031280 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K001031288 Yes
Walters, G. [2124] Gabon K003146774 Yes
Bolland, G. [s.n.] Brazil K000054449 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P6244] Trinidad and Tobago K003147387 Yes
Mhoro, B. [198] Tanzania K003147044 No
Bidgood, G.S.; Mbago, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [2745] Tanzania K003147031 No
Allard, H.A. [16756] Dominican Republic K003147366 Yes
Coûteaux, G. [444] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003146778 Yes
Michael Fay, J.; Ngaindiro, S.; Jules, F.; Raymond, S.; Remy, N. [s.n.] Central African Republic K003146777 Yes
Heller, A.A.; Halbach, E.G. [548] Puerto Rico K003147359 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; deCarvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21631] Brazil K000053587 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Mwangulango, R.; Butynski, T.; Ehardt, C.; Kingdon, J. [7690] Tanzania K003147030 No
Harris, W.H. [12512] Jamaica K003147368 Yes
Harris, W.H. [9960] Jamaica K003147369 Yes
Goodwill [74] Dominica K003147363 Yes
Ecuador K001483000 Yes
Ecuador K001483001 Yes
Panama K001483003 Yes
Panama K001483004 Yes

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