Asteraceae
Mikania

Mikania guaco Bonpl.

First published in F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland, Pl. Aequinoct. 2: 84 (1811)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to S. Tropical America, Trinidad. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Pruski, J.F. (2010). Flora del Río Cenepa, Amazonas, Perú: Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl (Compositae Giseke, nom. alt. et cons.). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 114(1): 339-420. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

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

  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Castro, C. (Proveedor de metadatos), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). Versión 11.0. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.

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.
  • 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 Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • 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?
Nov 1, 2014 Souza, V.C., et al [18659] Brazil K000373951 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Krukoff, B.A. [5697] Brazil K000925754 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 s.coll. [2581] Brazil K001058968 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Spruce, R. [1725] Brazil K001062013 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Spruce, R. [2981] Brazil K001058967 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001058969 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Spruce, R. [1585] Brazil K001062010 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Austin, D.F.; Nauman, C.E.; Rabelo, B.; Rosário, C.; Santos, M.R. [7356] Brazil K000925762 Yes
May 1, 1988 Milliken, W.; Ramos, J.; Mota, C.D.A.; Latham, S. [s.n.] Brazil K000925752 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, N.A. [3380] Brazil K000925753 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5976] Brazil K000925750 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coelho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, J.F. [P17105] Brazil K000925758 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Woolcott, D.B.; Monteiro, O.P.; Ramos, J.F. [16404] Brazil K000925760 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Ramos, J.F. [14059] Brazil K000925757 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9645] Brazil K000925751 Yes
Sep 1, 1962 Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [51498] Brazil K000925761 Yes
Jun 7, 1933 Ule, E. [5678] Brazil K000925756 Yes
Jun 1, 1933 Ule, E. [9889] Brazil K000925759 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [2910] Colombia K001532969 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5197] Brazil K000925755 Yes
Lawrance, A.E. [611] Colombia K001483266 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [3052] Ecuador K001532968 Yes
Spruce, R. [179] Brazil K001058970 Yes
Hostmann [885] Suriname K000500014 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou [9916] Brazil K000925749 Yes
Colombia K001483267 Yes
Colombia K001483268 Yes
Colombia K001483269 Yes
Ecuador K001483270 Yes
Ecuador K001483271 Yes
Ecuador K001483272 Yes
Ecuador K001483273 Yes
Panama K001483274 Yes
Panama K001483275 Yes
Panama K001483276 Yes
Panama K001483277 Yes
Panama K001483278 Yes
Panama K001483279 Yes
Panama K001483280 Yes
Panama K001483281 Yes
Peru K001483282 Yes
Peru K001483283 Yes
Peru K001483284 Yes
Peru K001483285 Yes
Peru K001483286 Yes
Peru K001483287 Yes
Peru K001483288 Yes
Peru K001483289 Yes
Venezuela K001483290 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Wasshausen, D.C.; Encarnación, F. [615] Peru Mikania brachiata K001483225 Yes
Peru Mikania brachiata K001483224 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

  • 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