Asteraceae
Acilepis

Acilepis squarrosa D.Don

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 169 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2024). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 5: 1-432. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Tiwari, A.P., Khanna, K.K. & Dubey, P.C. (2019). Eleven angiosperms new for Madhaya Pradesh. Indian Forester 145: 81-91.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2024). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 5: 1-432. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Singh, N.P. & al. (eds.) (2002). Flora of Mizoram 1: 1-845. Botanical Survey of India.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Medina, W.A.; Salas, R.M.; Cajade, R. [252] Argentina Vernonia plantaginoides K002546107 Yes
Winit [1515] Thailand Vernonia teres K002683685 Yes
McClelland [s.n.] India Vernonia teres K001733295 Yes
Bekar, G. [s.n.] India Vernonia teres K001733296 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2926] Burma Vernonia teres K001118211 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meebold, A.E. [7507] Vernonia teres K002682454 Yes
Put [4239] Thailand Vernonia teres K002683688 Yes
Robertson, W.A. [10] Burma Vernonia teres K002682467 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2926] India Vernonia teres K001118209 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, J.R. [20619] India Vernonia teres K002682470 Yes
Put [2059] Thailand Vernonia teres K002683689 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Vernonia teres K001733292 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [20366] India Vernonia teres K002682457 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [5953] Burma Vernonia teres K002682477 Yes
Griffith [3098] India Vernonia teres K001733294 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1594] India Vernonia teres K002682465 Yes
Griffith [3098] Bangladesh Vernonia teres K002682469 Yes
Thorel (M. le Dr) [2432] Vernonia teres K002683686 Yes
Hunter, W. [10194] Vernonia teres K002682453 Yes
Smith, H.C. [13738] Burma Vernonia teres K002682476 Yes
Pe, M.B. [12967] Burma Vernonia teres K002682466 Yes
Griffith [3098] India Vernonia teres K002682460 Yes
Hara, H.; Kanai, H.; Kurosawa, S.; Murata, G.; Togashi, M. [s.n.] Nepal Vernonia teres K002682461 Yes
McClelland [s.n.] India Vernonia teres K002682472 Yes
Sørensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1349] Thailand Vernonia teres K002683682 Yes
s.coll. [1792] Burma Vernonia teres K002682462 Yes
Wallich [2821] Nepal Vernonia teres K002682455 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [12] India Vernonia teres K002682451 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [10] India Vernonia teres K002682471 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [20446] India Vernonia teres K002682458 Yes
Davidson [4/78] India Vernonia teres K002682452 Yes
s.coll. [947] India Vernonia teres K002682474 Yes
Put [3111] Thailand Vernonia teres K002683683 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2926] Burma Vernonia teres K001118210 Unknown Type Material Yes
[J. Nayat] [22222] India Vernonia teres K002682463 Yes
E.J.L. [s.n.] India Vernonia teres K002682459 Yes
[Futcerets] [159] India Vernonia teres K001733291 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [2963] India Vernonia teres K002682464 Yes
Wallich [2926] India Vernonia teres K000262537 Isotype Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [828] Thailand Vernonia teres K002683687 Yes
McClelland [s.n.] Burma Vernonia teres K002682473 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19775] Thailand Vernonia teres K002683679 Yes
Put [2175] Thailand Vernonia teres K002683684 Yes
Bor, N.L. [46] India Vernonia teres K002682468 Yes
Marcan, A. [2768] Thailand Vernonia teres K002683681 Yes
Lace, J.H. [4327] Burma Vernonia teres K002682475 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Geesink, R.; Phengklai, C.; Wongwan, B. [3804] Thailand Vernonia teres K002683680 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [229] Vernonia teres K001733293 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Vernonia teres K002682450 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [349] India Vernonia teres K002682456 Yes
illegible [7705] Brazil Vernonia rigiophylla K000497023 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2925] Nepal Vernonia rigida K001118208 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 2023 Martinez-Ugarteche, M.T.; Klitgaard, B.; Terán, A.; Kushner, J.I.; Arroyo, L. [981] Bolivia Vernonia rubricaulis K000218100 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 2026. 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 2026. 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