Asteraceae
Cosmos

Cosmos caudatus Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 188 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Assam, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, India, Jawa, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Thailand, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • 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.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castro-Moreno, C. (2019). Línea base de especies en términos de su vocación de conservación y uso sostenible del departamento de Santander-Proyecto Santander BIO.
  • Cámara-Leret, R., & Dennehy, Z. (2019). Information gaps in indigenous and local knowledge for science-policy assessments. Nature Sustainability 2:736-741.
  • 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.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Jansen, P., Lemmens, R., Oyen, L., Siemonsma, J., Stavast, F. & Van Valkenburg, J. (1991) Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Basic list of species and commodity grouping. Final version. Pudoc, Wageningen.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1998 Queiroz, L.P. [4752] Brazil K000053615 Yes
Sep 1, 1996 Henrique, V.V.; Lira, S.S.; Silva, L.F.; Oliveira, M. [27] Brazil K000054464 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Agra, M.F.; Silva, M.G. [1768] Brazil K000054463 Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001062050 Yes
McKee, H.S. [9393] Australia K002496340 Yes
Kalbreyer, W.; [Santa Barb] [[798]] Grenada K002496707 Yes
Gregory, V.B. [59] Philippines K002496332 Yes
Coode, M.J.E. [29532] Papua New Guinea K002496338 Yes
[Boncrofh] [s.n.] Jamaica K002496671 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [3646] Philippines K002496326 Yes
Dubs, B. [2120] Brazil K001107830 Yes
Esquivel, K.; Rojas, MI. [154] Mexico K002496487 Yes
Heller, A.A.; Halbach, E.G. [133] Puerto Rico K002496681 Yes
Mexia, Y. [5683] Brazil K001107826 Yes
Wace, N.M. [ANU13013] Papua New Guinea K002496336 Yes
Harker, K.W. [608] Uganda K002496356 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2161] Thailand K002496292 Yes
Leaño [5425] K002496312 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [1047] Belize K002496496 Yes
Freeman, W.G.; Williams, R.O. [11457] Trinidad and Tobago K002496683 Yes
H. [12632] Mexico K002496494 Yes
Parkinson, C.E. [400] Burma K002496288 Yes
Hosseus, C.C. [74] Thailand K002496293 Yes
Loher, A. [s.n.] K002496321 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002496702 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [s.n.] Colombia K002496704 Yes
Hutchinson, W.I. [s.n.] Philippines K002496325 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002496672 Yes
Belcher, R.O. [s.n.] Burma K002496286 Yes
Villacorta, R.; Villacorta, S. [1155] El Salvador K002496499 Yes
Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] Panama K002496715 Yes
[Whear] [19455] Thailand K002496294 Yes
André, E. [412] Colombia K002496710 Yes
G.H. [9772] Mexico K002496489 Yes
Sedgwick, L.J. [4425] India K002496283 Yes
Ritchie; Riedel [1811] K002496306 Yes
Medina, L. [s.n.] Philippines K002496331 Yes
Glaziou, A. [15033] Brazil K001107837 Yes
Boliger, R.F.; Hanitrarivo, R.M.; B. F. L. Rakotozafy, RFB [311] Madagascar K002496431 Yes
de la Cruz, J.S. [2516] Guyana K002496692 Yes
Robinson, H.C. [5752] K002496310 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [2856] Costa Rica K002496497 Yes
Philcox, D. [4045] Brazil K001107898 Yes
Burbidge, F.W. [s.n.] K002496305 Yes
Bean, A.R. [4766] Australia K002496341 Yes
s.coll. [14386] Philippines K002496328 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Geesink, R.; Phengklai, C.; Wongwan, B. [3955] Thailand K002496291 Yes
[Ahern's] [s.n.] Philippines K002496327 Yes
Winit, K. [727] Thailand K002496792 Yes
[Groyuce Vauphau] [461] Thailand K002496290 Yes
Leprieur, M. [s.n.] Brazil K002496687 No
Palmer, E. [333] Mexico K002496495 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H13287] Dominican Republic K002496682 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [10669] K002496287 Yes
[J. E. Swaratna] [55] Sri Lanka K002496289 Yes
Parker, R.N. [2783] Burma K002496794 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [14270] Brazil K001107896 Yes
Robinson, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [2450] Indonesia K002496307 Yes
Loher, A. [[3627]] Philippines K002496322 Yes
Klug, G. [3992] Peru K002496716 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K002496708 Yes
Robert, A. [317b] Brazil K001107831 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [4081] Colombia K002496701 Yes
Olsen, S. [415] Philippines K002496334 Yes
[M]. Bouton [s.n.] Mauritius K002496434 Yes
Qoro, I. [12958] Fiji K002496344 Yes
s.coll. [912] Brazil K001107828 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001107833 Yes
Beard, P. [1357] K002496678 Yes
H. [11411] Mexico K002496488 Yes
Pires, J.M. [52279] Brazil K001107893 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K002496670 Yes
van den Brink W, B. [6802] Indonesia K002496795 No
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [1042] Brazil K001107827 Yes
[illegible] [[2824]] K002496676 Yes
Gillivray, J.M. [318] Brazil K001107835 Yes
Rugel, F. [135] Cuba K002496666 Yes
Glaziou, A. [14077] Brazil K001107838 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [7037] Philippines K002496323 Yes
Lutjeharms, W.J. [4924] Indonesia K002496311 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [1346] Philippines K002496324 Yes
Fendler, A. [461] Trinidad and Tobago K002496675 Yes
Ule, E. [9118] Brazil K000054462 Yes
[Santal Pargement] [4831] India K002496281 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [27347 B] Indonesia K002496308 Yes
Anderson, W.R. [3471] Brazil K001107895 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [1045] Thailand K002496295 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4197] India K002496285 Yes
Wright, C.; Sherff, E.E. [318] Cuba K002496667 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [10049] Brazil K001107897 Yes
Koroiveiban, D. [11321] Fiji K002496342 Yes
Rusby, H.H.; Squires, R.W. [231] K002496699 Yes
Hart, J.H. [s.n.] Grenada K002496674 Yes
M. Le Myre de Vilers [s.n.] Madagascar K002496432 Yes
Gonzalez; Hernandez [JCG00503] El Salvador K002496498 Yes
Cuadra, A. [s.n.] K002496313 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Suriname K002496691 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [8115] Brazil K001107891 Yes
Sanchez, H.L. [1735] Ecuador K002496698 Yes
s.coll. [7491] Colombia K002496706 Yes
Thomasset, H.P. [116] Seychelles K002496435 Yes
Greenwood, W. [169] Fiji K002496343 Yes
Hartley, T.G. [9919] Papua New Guinea K002496337 Yes
Fendler, A. [173] Panama K002496714 Yes
Glaziou, A. [12813] Brazil K001107836 Yes
Lewis, W.H.; Dwyer, J.D.; Elias, T.S.; Robertson, K.R. [906] Panama K002496713 Yes
Jenang, K. [S58133] Malaysia K002496315 Yes
Smith, H.H. [s.n.] Colombia K002496705 Yes
Sibil, J. [139] Malaysia K002496300 Yes
Schiffner, V. [2821] Indonesia K002496302 Yes
Gleason, H.A. [600] Guyana K002496690 Yes
Sintenis, P. [2973] K002496679 Yes
Burchell [9121] Brazil K000955726 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [25220] Brazil K001107894 Yes
Lawson, M.A. [12893] India K002496793 Yes
Robinson, B. [1837] K002496309 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9264] Trinidad and Tobago K002496685 Yes
Meier, W.; Elsner, D. [6200] Venezuela K002496717 Yes
King, R.M.; Mori, S.A.; deCarvalho, A.M. [7994] Brazil K000053617 Yes
G.H. [9773] Mexico K002496490 Yes
Sparrow, M.; Brewster, P. [VERA53] Mexico K002496492 Yes
Frake, C.O. [s.n.] Philippines K002496329 Yes
Combs, R. [623] Cuba K002496668 Yes
Christensen, H.; Apu, F.L. [123] Malaysia K002496303 Yes
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K001107892 Yes
André, E. [K1255] Ecuador K002496711 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [9264] Trinidad and Tobago K002496684 Yes
Dubs, B. [2120] Brazil K001107829 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002496673 Yes
Cunningham [s.n.] Brazil K001107834 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21614] Brazil K000053616 Yes
Samuels, J.A. [335] Suriname K002496689 Yes
Bermejos, J. [88/427] Philippines K002496330 Yes
Esquivel, K.; Ibarra-Manriquez, G. [255] Mexico K002496493 Yes
Sparrow, M.; Brewster, P. [VERA53] Mexico K002496491 No
[Wies] [[194]] Jamaica K002496669 Yes
Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. [1927] Samoa K002496345 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; deCarvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21985] Brazil K000053618 Yes
Wight [43] India K002496282 No
Gaumer, G.F. [2075] K002496500 Yes
Urquia, M. [92] Brazil K001107832 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4197] India K002496284 Yes
Sanchez, H.L. [s.n.] Ecuador K002496709 Yes
Eiten, G. [4456] Brazil K001107899 Yes
Luman [s.n.] K002496314 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [21444] Malaysia K002496304 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://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 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0