- Family: Rosaceae Juss.
- Genus: Acaena Mutis ex L.
Acaena elongata L.
- Genus: Acaena Mutis ex L.
This species is accepted, and its native range is Mexico to Peru. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders.
Descriptions
According to Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
[CPLC]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
- Distribution
- Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 2500 - 4000 m.; Andes, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
- Habit
- Hierba, subarbusto
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
According to Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
[UPB]The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Ecology
- Alt. 2500 - 4000 m.
- Habit
- Herb or shrub.
- Distribution
- Native from Colombia.
- Conservation
- Not Evaluated.
Uses
According to Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
[UPB]- Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
- Medicinal (Instituto Humboldt 2014).
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Distribution
Native to:
Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Peru
Synonyms
- Acaena agrimonioides Kunth
- Acaena elongata subvar. compacta Bitter
- Acaena elongata var. gracilis Bitter
- Acaena elongata var. incisa Bitter
- Acaena elongata var. lappacea (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
- Acaena elongata var. robusta Bitter
- Acaena elongata var. villosula Bitter
- Acaena lappacea Ruiz & Pav.
- Ancistrum elongatum (L.) Poir.
- Ancistrum lappaceum (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir.
Common Names
- Spanish
- Cadillo, acaena.
Other Data
Acaena elongata L. appears in other Kew resources:
Herbarium Catalogue (2 records)
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce, R. [5136], Ecuador | K000006096 | |||
| Spruce, R. [5136], Ecuador | K000006097 |
Bibliography
First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 200 (1771)
Accepted by
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
- Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
- Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (eds.) (1996). Flora of Ecuador 56: 1-169. Gothenburg University.
Literature
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
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
- Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (eds.) (1996). Flora of Ecuador 56: 1-169. Gothenburg University.
Sources
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
Kew Backbone Distributions
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
© Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
ColPlantA database
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