Hypochaeris microcephala (Sch.Bip.) Cabrera
First published in Notas Mus. La Plata, Bot. 2: 200 (1937)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. South America to S. Brazil and N. Argentina. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine.
Distribution
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Achyrophorus microcephalus Sch.Bip. in C.H.Schultz & F.W.Schultz, Comm. Bot.: 27 (1859)
- Hypochaeris brasiliensis var. microcephala (Sch.Bip.) Baker in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(3): 334 (1884)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Seriola brasiliensis var. parviflora Hook. & Arn. in Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 30 (1835)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
- Urtubey, E. & al. (2019). Systematics of Hypochaeris section Phanoderis (Asteraceae, Cichorieae). Systematic Botany Monographs 106: 1-204.
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
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Urtubey, E. & al. (2019). Systematics of Hypochaeris section Phanoderis (Asteraceae, Cichorieae). Systematic Botany Monographs 106: 1-204.
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- 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.
- Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Glaziou, A. [8764], Brazil | Hypochaeris brasiliensis var. microcephala | K001100152 | Yes |
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0