Lepidium meyenii Walp.

First published in Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 249 (1843)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is S. Peru to NW. Argentina. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile North, Peru

Lepidium affine Wedd. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 1: 284 (1864)
Lepidium gelidum Wedd. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 1: 283 (1864)
Lepidium meyenii var. affine Thell. in Neue Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 41(Abh. 1): 204 (1906)
Lepidium meyenii subsp. gelidum (Wedd.) Thell. in Neue Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 41(Abh. 1): 203 (1906)
Lepidium meyenii var. gelidum (Wedd.) Hosseus in Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. Republ. Argent. 26: 101 (1921)
Lepidium meyenii f. rhombicum Thell. in Neue Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 41(Abh. 1): 203 (1906)
Lepidium meyenii f. rotundatum Thell. in Neue Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 41(Abh. 1): 203 (1906)
Lepidium peruvianum G.Chacón in Revista Peru. Biol. 3: 202 (1990)
Lepidium weddellii O.E.Schulz in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 391 (1932)

Al-Shehbaz, I.A. (2010). A synopsis of the South American Lepidium (Brassicaceae). Darwiniana 48: 141-167.
Montesinos Tubée, D.B. (2012). Lista anotada de nuevas adiciones para la flora andina de Moquegua, Perú. Revista Peruana de Biologia 19: 307-316.
Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Al-Shehbaz, I.A. (2010). A synopsis of the South American Lepidium (Brassicaceae). Darwiniana 48: 141-167.
Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Has image?
Jan 1, 2005	Wood, J.R.I. [18629], Bolivia		K000731633	No
Jan 1, 2005	Wood, J.R.I. [18842], Bolivia		K000731632	No
Jan 1, 2005	Wood, J.R.I. [18840], Bolivia		K000731631	No
Jan 1, 1999	Wood, J.R.I. [10711], Bolivia		K000731634	No
Jan 1, 1968	Iltis, H.H. [1466], Peru		K000731630	No
	Mandon, G. [[327]], Bolivia	Lepidium meyenii var. affine	K000471963	Yes
	Mandon, G. [926], Bolivia	Lepidium meyenii subsp. gelidum	K000471964	Yes
	Mandon, G. [928], Bolivia	Lepidium meyenii subsp. gelidum	K000471967	Yes
	Mandon, G. [931 ter], Bolivia	Lepidium meyenii subsp. gelidum	K000471966	Yes
	Mandon, G. [931], Bolivia	Lepidium meyenii subsp. gelidum	K000471965	Yes

Kew Backbone Distributions
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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