Asteraceae

Cotula L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 891 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa, Sinai to S. China and Indo-China, Taiwan, Australasia.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Chad, Chatham Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, India, Kenya, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Palestine, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, South Australia, St.Helena, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Tristan da Cunha, Uganda, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alaska, Albania, Arizona, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Colombia, Corse, Denmark, East Aegean Is., Ecuador, Florida, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hawaii, Ireland, Italy, Juan Fernández Is., Kuril Is., Madeira, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Norway, Nova Scotia, Oregon, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Texas, Tunisia, Uruguay, Washington

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K. Bremer & Humphries in Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Bot. 23: 157 (1993)
  • K. Bremer, Asteraceae Clad. & Class.: 472 (1994)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 380 (1754)
  • Oliv. & Hiern in F.T.A. 3: 397 (1877)
  • Sp. Pl.: 891 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1957 Reader, F.M. [s.n.] Australia K000885275 Isotype Yes
Oct 18, 1913 Kuntze, O. [s.n.] South Africa K000378346 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rudmose Brown, R.N. [s.n.] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K000885261 Unknown Type Material Yes
Segonzac, M. [87] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001600884 Yes
Jolinon, J.C. [685] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001600885 Yes
Schlechter [11142] South Africa K000378372 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3239] K001118895 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3239] India K001118897 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlechter [11101] South Africa K000378365 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3236] K001118884 Unknown Type Material Yes
South Africa K000378316 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [1322] South Africa K000378371 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlechter [8610] South Africa K000378359 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3239] K001118898 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3239] India K001118896 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lacroix, I.F. [4912] Eswatini K000662234 Yes
Burchell [4225] South Africa K000378292 Type Yes
Burchell [1337] South Africa K000378370 Type Yes
South Africa K000378315 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3236] Nepal K001118883 Unknown Type Material No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3236] Bangladesh K001118885 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlechter [11227] South Africa K000378364 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 3239] Burma K001118899 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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

  • 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