Asteraceae
Bidens

Bidens cynapiifolia Kunth

First published in F.W.H.A.Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & K.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 185 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Tropical America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and has social uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Aruba, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Hawaii, India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. [Cited as Bidens bipinnata.]

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Kunth in H. B. K., Nov. Gen. & Sp. 4: 235 (1820).

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

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Ortiz, F. (1989). Botánica médica guahibo. plantas medicinales, mágicas y psicotrópicas utilizadas por los sikuani y cuiba (llanos orientales de colombia). Caldasia 16 (76): 14-22
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Philcox, D.; Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [4860] Brazil K001103554 Yes
França, F. [3835] Brazil K001031891 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [4860] Brazil K001870372 Yes
Thomas, W.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, E.F. [5024] Brazil K001103559 Yes
Ule, E. [5155] Brazil K001103553 Yes
Otto, E. [428] Colombia K001479526 Yes
Spruce, R. [829] Brazil K001059000 Yes
Gardner, G. [1742] Brazil K000895392 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [1742] Brazil K000895390 Unknown Type Material Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Harter, F.P.; Ramos, J.S.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Monteiro, O.P. [10862] Brazil K001870373 Yes
Burchell [8848] Brazil K001870371 Yes
Marinho, L. [332] Brazil K001103558 Yes
Pires, J.M. [52231] Brazil K001103555 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [491] Brazil K000895391 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schonburgh [455] French Guiana K000895389 Unknown Type Material Yes
King, R.M.; Almeda, F. [8190] Brazil K001103556 Yes
Balick, M.J. [1534] Brazil K001103557 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001058985 Yes
Moser [s.n.] United States K001103551 Yes
Nee, M. [42737] Brazil K001103550 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [492] Brazil K001103552 Yes
n/a K001479524 Yes
Colombia K001479525 Yes
Otto, E. [428] K001479526 Yes
Ecuador K001479527 Yes
Ecuador K001479528 Yes
Ecuador K001479529 Yes
Venezuela K001479530 Yes
Venezuela K001479531 Yes
Venezuela K001479532 Yes
Venezuela K001479533 Yes
Ecuador K001479534 Yes
Ecuador K001479535 Yes
Ecuador K001479536 Yes
Mexico (Yucatun) K001479713 Yes
Mexico (Yucatun) K001479714 Yes
Mexico (Yucatun) K001479715 Yes
Costa Rica K001479716 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/

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • 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

  • 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