Asteraceae
Galinsoga

Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav.

First published in Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil. 1: 198 (1798)
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 to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 40–4500 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb.
Conservation
National Red List of Colombia (2021): Potential LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Pacunga pequeña
[UPFC]

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Distribution
Native from Colombia.
Ecology
Alt. 40 - 4500 m.
[UPB]

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

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 40 - 4500 m.; Andes, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
cadillo de bestia, cominillo rosado, estrellita, florecilla, guasca, guascas, hierba de puerco, pacoyuyo, pan con queso, pan de queso, yerba de puerco, yuyo
[UNAL]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Compositae, H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005

Morphology General Habit
Annual herb 20–80 cm high; branches scabridulous.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves petiolate, ovate, 2.5–7 cm long, 1–5 cm wide, base cuneate, margins crenate-serrate, apex acute, scabridulous to glabrous on both surfaces; 3-veined from base; petiole to 35 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula in few-headed cymes, terminal or in upper axils; involucre 2.6–3.5 mm long; phyllaries pilose to glabrous; paleae ciliolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Ray florets white, 4–5, the ray 1–1.6 mm long; disc florets greenish, 1.2–1.7 mm long, pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes black, 1.5–1.7 mm long, pilose; pappus of ± 18 narrow scales, each with apical awn to 1.2 mm long.
Habitat
aste places, roadsides, gardens; 1200–1900 m
Distribution
K1 K3 K4 T3 U4 probably a widespread weed in Africa but often confused with G. parviflora
[FTEA]

Compositae, C. D. Adams. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Morphology General Habit
An annual weed like the last (Gallinsoga parviflora) up to about 1 ft. high and distinctly more hairy.
[FWTA]

Uses

Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Use Food
Food (State of the World's Plants 2016).
Use Gene Sources
Crop wild relatives which may possess beneficial traits of value in breeding programmes (State of the World's Plants 2016).
Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
Medicinal (State of the World's Plants 2016).
[UPB]

Common Names

Spanish
Pacunga pequeña.

Sources

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    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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