Asteraceae
Acanthospermum

Acanthospermum humile (Sw.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 5: 522 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Panama, Caribbean. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Panamá

Introduced into:

Alabama, Florida, New York, South Carolina

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Leemann [[2961]] Panama K003036111 Yes
Mayer, S. [198] Panama K003036110 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K003036027 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [6907] Haiti K003036032 Yes
Leonard, E.C.; Leonard, G.M. [11400] Haiti K003036033 Yes
Purdie; Hooker [s.n.] Jamaica K003036031 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H. [2709] K003036035 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K003036030 Yes
Fendler, A. [171] Panama K003036109 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003036137 Yes
Fendler, A. [171] Panama K003036112 Yes
Fuertes, P.M. [s.n.] K003036034 Yes
[March] [1033] Jamaica K000502120 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Distan] [s.n.] Jamaica K003036028 Yes
Goodenough [1783] Jamaica K000502119 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, W.H. [9964] Jamaica K003036029 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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