Asteraceae
Mikania

Mikania cordata (Burm.f.) B.L.Rob.

First published in Contr. Gray Herb. 104: 65 (1934)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Old World. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Karthigeyan, K., Pandey, R.P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2: 1-689. Botanical Survey of India. Ministry of environment, forest and climate change.
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mao, A.A., Odyuo, N., Verma, D. & Singh, P. (2017). Checklist of Flora of Nagaland: 1-196. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Karthigeyan, K., Pandey, R.P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2: 1-689. Botanical Survey of India. Ministry of environment, forest and climate change.
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Mao, A.A., Odyuo, N., Verma, D. & Singh, P. (2017). Checklist of Flora of Nagaland: 1-196. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Moore, Alison [AM 79] Indonesia K000576185 No
Feb 1, 2008 Takeuchi, W. [12630] Papua New Guinea K000512315 No
Ash [1056] Ethiopia K:SPC-35527.000 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kirrika [10972] Tanzania K003179644 No
Morton, J.K. [894] Cameroon K000051873 Yes
Brasnett, N.V. [1355] Kenya K003179660 No
Irwin, P.H. [189] Kenya K003179651 No
Richards, H.M. [9869] Tanzania K003179633 No
Tanner, R. [2888] Tanzania K003179632 No
Lewis, W.H. [6034] Kenya K003179675 No
Richards, H.M. [10156] Tanzania K003179634 No
Brasnett, N.V. [1355] Kenya K003179661 No
Carvalho [3686] Equatorial Guinea K003179377 Yes
Scheffler, G. [353] Uganda K003179663 No
Luke, P.A.; WRQ, L.W. [4113] Kenya K003179671 No
Semsei, S.R. [3008] Tanzania K003179640 No
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [9456] Kenya K003179672 No
Schodde, R.; Craven, L. [3922] Papua New Guinea K003179228 Yes
Cheek, M.; Ndumbe [3909] Cameroon K000593213 Yes
Magogo, F.; Glover, P. [1126] Kenya K003179678 No
Newbould, J.; Jefford, T.G. [1517] Tanzania K003179643 No
Semsei, S.R. [4274] Tanzania K003179648 No
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [610-B] Solomon Islands K003179227 Yes
Gilbert, M. [6896] Kenya K003179673 No
Tanner, R. [2888] Tanzania K003179649 No
Polhill; Verdcourt [2931] Kenya K003179669 No
Haerdi, F. [112/18] Tanzania K003179638 No
de Nere [1703] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003179524 No
Bogdan, A. [AB2386] Kenya K003179664 No
Harris, B.J. [4952] Tanzania K003179642 No
Carvalho [2141] Equatorial Guinea K003179380 Yes
Chevalier, A. [5666] K003179525 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K003179653 No
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [9255] Kenya K003179654 No
Mahinde, S.; [Game Scout] [HSH/153] Tanzania K003179639 No
Casas, F. [11384] Equatorial Guinea K003179382 Yes
Tweedie (Mrs.) [3558] Kenya K003179655 No
Casas, F. [11611] Equatorial Guinea K003179381 Yes
Faden, R.B. [67667] Kenya K003179662 No
Dawkins, H.C. [780] Uganda K:SPC-04756.000 No
Napier, E.R. [5169] Kenya K003179668 No
Napier, E.R. [2285] Kenya K003179666 No
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [8359] Kenya K003179670 No
Richards, H.M. [12998] Tanzania K003179645 No
Napier, E.R. [2442] Kenya K003179659 No
Dawkins, H.C. [351] Uganda K:SPC-12306.000 No
Carvalho [4167] Equatorial Guinea K003179383 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB4207] Kenya K003179656 No
Tanner, R. [2725] Tanzania K003179635 No
Bally; Smith, A.R. [B14358] Kenya K003179677 No
Thulin, M.; B. Mhoro [884] Tanzania K003179641 No
Lugard, E.J. (Maj.) [135] Kenya K003179658 No
[68] K003179962 Yes
Irwin, P.H. [230] Kenya K003179657 No
Napier, E.R. [1120] Kenya K003179667 No
Tweedie [2929] Kenya K003179652 No
Mathenge, S.G. [188] Kenya K003179665 No
Newbould, J.G.B. [2908] Kenya K003179650 No
Leach, L.C.; Brunton, T. [10102] Tanzania K003179646 No
Glover; Gwynne; Samuel; Tucker [2410] Kenya K003179674 No
Tanner, R. [2725] Tanzania K003179636 No
Luke; Robertson [2387] Kenya K003179676 No
Carvalho [3629] Equatorial Guinea K003179378 Yes
Carvalho [3123] Equatorial Guinea K003179523 No
Casas, F. [10317] Equatorial Guinea K003179379 Yes
Napier, E.R.; [Boy Saparuni] [1120] Kenya K003179679 No
Tanner, R. [5127] Tanzania K003179647 No
Haerdi, F. [112/18] Tanzania K003179637 No
Jan 1, 1974 Rowland [s.n.] Nigeria Mikania carteri K000273400 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jones, A.P.D. [20710] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179393 Yes
Lowe, J. [2748] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179391 Yes
Keay; Onochie [20241] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179397 Yes
Okafor, J.C. [FHI 35871] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179399 Yes
Okafor, J. [35871] Nigeria Mikania carteri K:SPC-03361.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 37182] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179388 Yes
Ariwaodo [ARS 1027] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179394 Yes
Hambler, D.J. [709] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179400 Yes
Hambler, D.J. [401] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179398 Yes
Wit, P.; Gbile, Z.O. [798] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179392 Yes
Keay, R.W.J.; Onochie, C. [FHI20241] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179389 Yes
Lowe, J.L. [3884] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179387 Yes
Keay, R.W.J.; Onochie, C. [20241] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179396 Yes
Savory, H.J.; Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 25450] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179386 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI 34344] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179395 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI 34126] Nigeria Mikania carteri K003179390 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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