Asteraceae

Blainvillea

Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson

First published in Blumea 6: 350 (1950)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Queensland (Torres Strait Islands). It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution
Synonyms
Classification
Publications
Other data

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, Hainan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Central African Repu, Egypt, Gulf of Guinea Is., Madagascar, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan

Homotypic Synonyms

Acmella linnaei Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 24: 330 (1822), nom. superfl.
Acmella mauritiana Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 472 (1807)
Bidens acmella (L.) Lam. in Encycl. 1: 415 (1785)
Ceratocephalus acmella (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 326 (1891)
Coreopsis acmella (L.) K.Krause in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 32(2): 340 (1914)
Pyrethrum acmella (L.) Medik. in Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 3: 243 (1775)
Spilanthes acmella (L.) L. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 13.: 610 (1774)
Verbesina acmella L. in Sp. Pl.: 901 (1753)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Blainvillea alba Edgew. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 70 (1846)
Blainvillea hispida Edgew. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 70 (1846)
Blainvillea latifolia (L.f.) DC. in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 17 (1834)
Blainvillea polycephala Gardner in London J. Bot. 7: 89 (1848)
Blainvillea racemosa Gardner in London J. Bot. 7: 89 (1848)
Blainvillea rhomboidea var. lanceolata (Poir.) DC. in Prodr. 5: 492 (1836)
Blainvillea rhomboidea var. polycephala (Gardner) Baker in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(3): 176 (1884)
Blainvillea rhomboidea var. racemosa (Gardner) Baker in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(3): 176 (1884)
Calyptocarpus burchellii Sch.Bip. in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 24: 165 (1866)
Eclipta latifolia L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 378 (1782)
Ecliptica latifolia Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 334 (1891)
Eisenmannia clandestina Sch.Bip. ex Hochst. in Flora 24(1, Intelligenzbl.): 42 (1841)
Oligogyne burchellii Hook. in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 2: t. 101 (1837)
Verbesina dichotoma Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 3204 (1831), not validly publ.
Verbesina lanceolata Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 8: 460 (1808)
Verbesina lavenia Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 442 (1832), nom. illeg.

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Asterales

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Family
Asteraceae

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Genus
Blainvillea

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Species
Blainvillea acmella

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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.
Ghazanfar, S.A. (2015). Flora of Oman 3: 1-386. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise.
Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
Ghazanfar, S.A. (2015). Flora of Oman 3: 1-386. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise.
Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.

Flora of Somalia

Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by H. Beentje [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

Philipson in Blumea 6: 350 (1950).

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Dec 1, 2012	Gardner, G. [794]		K001092334	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Dec 1, 2012	s.coll. [793]		K001092333	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Nov 1, 2012	Gardner, G. [3843] Brazil		K001092328	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Mar 1, 2002	Gardner, G. [s.n.] Brazil		K000054388	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Feb 1, 2002	Carvalho, J.H.; Alcoforado Filho, F.G. [489] Brazil		K000054390		Yes
Feb 1, 2002	Nascimento, M.S.B. [219] Brazil		K000054391		Yes
Feb 1, 2002	Gardner, G. [1740] Brazil		K000054384	Type	Yes
Feb 1, 2002	s.coll. [s.n.]		K000487624	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Feb 1, 2002	Alcoforado Filho, F.G. [315] Brazil		K000054393		Yes
Feb 1, 2002	Guillemin, M. [177] Brazil		K001092330	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Feb 1, 2002	Alcoforado Filho, F.G. [333] Brazil		K000054392		Yes
Feb 1, 2002	Ridley; Lea; Ramage [99] Brazil		K000054389		Yes
Feb 1, 2002	Cassini, A.H.G. [s.n.] Guyana		K001092329	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Feb 1, 2002	Gardner, G. [1740] Brazil		K000054385	Type	Yes
Feb 1, 2002	Melo, E.; França, F.; Bezerra, M. [1705] Brazil		K000054701		No
Jan 1, 2002	Martius [853] Brazil		K000053359		Yes
Jan 1, 2002	King, R.M.; Mori, S.A.; de Carvalho, A.M. [7995] Brazil		K000053353		Yes
Jan 1, 2002	Silva, G.P.; Medeiros, A.C.S.; Way, M. [2427] Brazil		K000053357		Yes
Jan 1, 2002	Agra, M.F.; Gois, G. [1238] Brazil		K000054386		No
Jan 1, 2002	Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21400] Brazil		K000053354		Yes
Jan 1, 2002	Santos, T.S. [850] Brazil		K000053356		Yes
Jan 1, 2002	King, R.M.; Bishop, L.E. [8696] Brazil		K000053355		Yes
Jan 1, 2002	Salzmann, P. [42] Brazil		K000053362		Yes
Jan 1, 2002	Agra, M.F.; Gois, G. [1238] Brazil		K000054387		No
Jan 1, 2002	Martius [853] Brazil		K000053358		Yes
Jan 1, 2002	Noblick, L.R.; Lemos, M.J.S. [3607] Brazil		K000053352		Yes
Jan 1, 2002	Salzmann, P. [42] Brazil		K000053360		Yes
Apr 1, 2000	Sales de Melo, M.R.C. [69] Brazil		K000054833		Yes
Nov 1, 1998	Hind, D.J.N.; Harley, R.M.; Funch, L.; Bautista, H.P. [PCD3100] Brazil		K000053366		Yes
Nov 1, 1998	Harley, R.M.; Hind, D.J.N.; Smith, S.; Bautista, H.P. [PCD3446] Brazil		K000053368		Yes
Nov 1, 1998	Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Hind, D.J.N. [PCD3403] Brazil		K000053367		Yes
Aug 1, 1998	Hind, D.J.N.; Ganev, W.; Queiroz, R.F. [H51404] Brazil		K000053369		Yes
May 1, 1998	Bandeira, F.P. [254] Brazil		K000053370		Yes
Oct 1, 1993	Lobo, C.M.B. [9] Brazil		K000053371		Yes
	Glaziou [5906] Brazil		K001030515		Yes
	King, R.M. [8235] Brazil		K001030517		Yes
	Tweedie [1167] Brazil		K001030523		Yes
	Fernandes, D. [69] Brazil		K001030512		Yes
	Haley, R.M.; Stannard, B.L.; Hind, D.J.N.; Kameyama, C.; Prado, J.; Rudall, P.; Simão, R.; Taylor, N.; D.Zappi [25178] Brazil		K001030511		Yes
	Gouan [s.n.]		K001030507		Yes
	Riedel [s.n.] Brazil		K001030520		Yes
	Eiten, G. [4112] Brazil		K001030508		Yes
	Glaziou [10983] Brazil		K001030521		Yes
	Irwin, H.S.; Anderson, W.R.; Stieber, M.; Lee, E.Y.T. [34131] Brazil		K001030506		Yes
	Tweedie [1167] Brazil		K001030522		Yes
	Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1549] Botswana		K001612901		Yes
	Santos, V.J. [426] Brazil		K001030504		Yes
	Talbot, H.F. [s.n.]		K001030525		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [11613] Brazil		K001030516		Yes
	Gardner, G. [6053] Brazil		K001092331	Type	Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [27190] Brazil		K001030510		Yes
	Gardner, G. [6053] Brazil		K001092332	Type	Yes
	Dusén, P. [102] Brazil		K001030513		Yes
	Rosberg, F.R. [57409] Brazil		K001030519		Yes
	s.coll. [410] Brazil		K001030505		Yes
	Duarte, A.P. [5873] Brazil		K001030514		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [26723] Brazil		K001030518		Yes
	Pirani, J.R. [5373] Brazil		K001030509		Yes
	Riedel [s.n.] Brazil		K001030524		Yes
	Way, M.J. [SWM2427] Brazil		K001030503		Yes
	von Ramm, C. [214] Sudan	Acmella mauritiana	K003146809		Yes
	Robyns [2096] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146746		Yes
	Lebrun, J.A. [9005] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146727		Yes
	Pappi, A. [4421] Eritrea	Acmella mauritiana	K003146812		Yes
	Simpson, N.D. [7335] South Sudan	Acmella mauritiana	K003146811		Yes
	Iecama [G-I7] Ethiopia	Acmella mauritiana	K003146820		Yes
	Jackson, J.K. [4256] Sudan	Acmella mauritiana	K003146807		Yes
	Taton, A. [863] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146743		Yes
	Myers, J.G. [11160] South Sudan	Acmella mauritiana	K003146804		Yes
	Troupin [7201] Rwanda	Acmella mauritiana	K003146759		Yes
	Germain, R. [6404] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146733		Yes
	Devred, R.; Devred [3877] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146725		Yes
	Aweke, G.; Gilbert, M.G. [817] Ethiopia	Acmella mauritiana	K003146816		Yes
	Lebrun, J.A. [8096] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146740		Yes
	Lebrun, J.A. [3005] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146738		Yes
	Andrews, F.W. [878] Sudan	Acmella mauritiana	K003146808		Yes
	s.coll. [7061] South Sudan	Acmella mauritiana	K003146810		Yes
	Reekmans, M. [4117] Burundi	Acmella mauritiana	K003146763		Yes
	Herbert, E.J. [77] Ethiopia	Acmella mauritiana	K003146818		Yes
	Evans, I.M.; Hiller, R.G. [85] Ethiopia	Acmella mauritiana	K003146813		Yes
	Lebrun, J.A. [1518] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146739		Yes
	s.coll. [5230] Rwanda	Acmella mauritiana	K003146765		Yes
	Albers, C.C. [61031] Ethiopia	Acmella mauritiana	K003146819		Yes
	Stauffer, H.U. [561] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146726		Yes
	Friis, I.; K. Vollesen [955] Sudan	Acmella mauritiana	K003146803		Yes
	Lebrun, J.A. [8096] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146737		Yes
	Ghesquiere [6011] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146748		Yes
	Liben, L. [1542] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146735		Yes
	Michel [2387] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146741		Yes
	s.coll. [B-14] Ethiopia	Acmella mauritiana	K003146823		Yes
	Hendrickx [28] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146742		Yes
	Siegenthaler [1500] Ethiopia	Acmella mauritiana	K003146821		Yes
	Myers, J.G. [9648] South Sudan	Acmella mauritiana	K003146806		Yes
	Piffard, F. [86] Ethiopia	Acmella mauritiana	K003146815		Yes
	s.coll. [8024] Rwanda	Acmella mauritiana	K003146761		Yes
	Mooney, H.F. [7215] Ethiopia	Acmella mauritiana	K003146814		Yes
	Troupin, G. [2951] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146731		Yes
	Troupin [8100] Rwanda	Acmella mauritiana	K003146760		Yes
	Lewalle, J. [248] Burundi	Acmella mauritiana	K003146762		Yes
	Lebrun, J.A. [8320] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146744		Yes
	Germain, R. [6592] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146734		Yes
	Troupin [5230] Rwanda	Acmella mauritiana	K003146766		Yes
	Meyer, F.G. [8959] Ethiopia	Acmella mauritiana	K003146817		Yes
	Reekmans, M. [4117] Burundi	Acmella mauritiana	K003146732		Yes
	Reekmans, M. [9910] Burundi	Acmella mauritiana	K003146764		Yes
	Christiaensen [198] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146728		Yes
	Hendrickz, F.L. [1483] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146736		Yes
	Lebrun, J.A. [8875] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146730		Yes
	Lewis, W.H. [5818] Ethiopia	Acmella mauritiana	K003146822		Yes
	Burtt, B.D. [2978] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146729		Yes
	Myers, J.G. [6486] South Sudan	Acmella mauritiana	K003146805		Yes
	Lebrum, J. [3152] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146745		Yes
	Ghesquiere [5875] Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Acmella mauritiana	K003146747		Yes
	Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3185] Nepal	Spilanthes acmella	K001118729	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118727	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118730	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118736	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118734	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3185] Burma	Spilanthes acmella	K001118738	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 3185] Burma	Spilanthes acmella	K001118739	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118724	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118726	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118732	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3185] Singapore	Spilanthes acmella	K001118737	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185] India	Spilanthes acmella	K001118735	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118728	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118731	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118723	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118725	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118722	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3185]	Spilanthes acmella	K001118733	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3204]	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118784	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3204] India	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118785	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3204] India	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118786	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3204] Vietnam	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118790	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3204] Burma	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118792	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3204] India	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118789	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3204] India	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118788	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3204]	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118794	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3204] India	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118787	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3204]	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118783	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3204] Vietnam	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118791	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3204]	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118793	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 3204]	Verbesina dichotoma	K001118782	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Edgeworth, M.P. [80] India	Blainvillea latifolia	K001065684	Type	Yes
	Edgeworth, M.P. [79]	Blainvillea latifolia	K001065683	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Wight, R. [s.n.] India	Blainvillea latifolia	K001065681	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Wallich, G.C. [3204] India	Blainvillea latifolia	K001065682	Unknown Type Material	Yes

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Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson

Distribution

Native to:

Introduced into:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

Flora of Somalia

Flora of Tropical East Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Flora of Somalia

Flora of Tropical East Africa

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

Plants and People Africa

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson

Distribution

Native to:

Introduced into:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

Flora of Somalia

Flora of Tropical East Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (148 records)

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Flora of Somalia

Flora of Tropical East Africa

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

Plants and People Africa

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index