Asteraceae
Rockhausenia

Rockhausenia pygmaea (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) D.J.N.Hind

First published in Kew Bull. 77: 700 (2022)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. South America to NW. Venezuela and N. Central Chile. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Calvo, J. Moreira-Muñoz, A. & Funk, V.A. (2020). Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Werneria (Compositae, Senecioneae). Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 111: 1-123.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2015 Gay, C. [s.n.] Chile Werneria pygmaea K000527751 Type Yes
Aug 1, 2014 Moritz, J.W.K. [1403] Colombia Werneria pygmaea K000959678 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 2014 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K000200807 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 2014 Jameson, W. [146] Werneria pygmaea K000959679 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 2014 Hartweg, K.T. [1169] Colombia Werneria pygmaea K000959677 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Reed [s.n.] Chile Werneria pygmaea K000374204 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Gillies [164] Argentina Werneria pygmaea K000374203 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1972 Spruce, R. [5445] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K000200809 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1972 Spruce, R. [5484] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K000200808 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [11283B] Bolivia Werneria pygmaea K002524782 Yes
Wessels Boer, J.G. [2155] Venezuela Werneria pygmaea K002524820 Yes
{Bernardi} [10790] Venezuela Werneria pygmaea K002524819 Yes
Pennell, F.; Hazen, T.E. [9852] Colombia Werneria pygmaea K002524793 Yes
Wollaston, A.F.R. [14] Colombia Werneria pygmaea K002524792 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [3914] Peru Werneria pygmaea K002524810 Yes
André, É. [1241] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K002524797 Yes
Grubb, P.J.; Lloyd, J.R.; Pennington, T.D.; Whitmore, T.C. [546] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K002524798 Yes
Macbride; Featherstone [s.n.] Peru Werneria pygmaea K002524813 Yes
Hill, A.W. [233] Bolivia Werneria pygmaea K002524790 Yes
Lloyd, J.R.; Marshall, J.K. [110] Peru Werneria pygmaea K002524814 Yes
Holm-Nielsen, L.; Balslev, H. [24002] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K002524802 Yes
Sharpe, J.E. [93] Peru Werneria pygmaea K002524812 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [4650] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K002524795 Yes
Mille, L. [470] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K002524796 Yes
{Lechler} [2718] Peru Werneria pygmaea K002524817 Yes
Hill, A.W. [232] Bolivia Werneria pygmaea K002524787 Yes
Fuentes, A. [8587] Bolivia Werneria pygmaea K002524784 Yes
André, É. [K1309] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K002524806 Yes
André, É. [3288] Colombia Werneria pygmaea K002524805 Yes
Blair, I.J. [528] Peru Werneria pygmaea K002524818 Yes
Ramsay, P.M.; Merrow-Smith, P.J. [1132] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K002524801 Yes
Hutchison, P.C. [1211] Peru Werneria pygmaea K002524815 Yes
Ramsay, P.M.; Merrow-Smith, P.J. [223] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K002524799 Yes
Hill, A.W. [235] Bolivia Werneria pygmaea K002524789 Yes
Saunders, S.G.E. [927] Peru Werneria pygmaea K002524809 Yes
s.coll. [[679]] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K002524804 Yes
Mandon, G. [90] Bolivia Werneria pygmaea K002524785 Yes
Ramsay, P.; Merrow-smith, P.; Oxley, E.R.B.; Iszatt, T. [132] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K002524800 Yes
Hill, A.W. [234] Bolivia Werneria pygmaea K002524786 Yes
Jameson, W. [475] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K002524794 Yes
Wurdack, J.J. [1555] Peru Werneria pygmaea K002524816 Yes
Holm-Nielson, L. [20851A] Ecuador Werneria pygmaea K002524803 Yes
Sharpe, J.E. [80] Peru Werneria pygmaea K002524811 Yes
Sharpe, J. [28] Peru Werneria pygmaea K002524808 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [717] Colombia Werneria pygmaea K002524791 Yes
Stafford, D. [698] Peru Werneria pygmaea K002524807 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

  • 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