Asteraceae
Helenium

Helenium mexicanum Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 235 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Introduced into:

France

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2019 Orsted [170] Mexico K000374364 Yes
Oct 1, 2019 Hartweg, K.T. [130] Mexico K000374365 Yes
Oct 1, 2019 Hartweg, K.T. [130] Mexico K000374362 Yes
Oct 1, 2019 Drummond [570] Mexico K000374363 Yes
Andrieux, G. [81] Mexico K002329945 Yes
Galeotti, H. [2417] Mexico K002329944 No
s.coll. [130] Indonesia K002329956 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002329957 Yes
Arsène, F. [s.n.] Mexico K002329951 Yes
Calzada, J.I. [20971] Mexico K002329959 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [K75] Costa Rica K002329955 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002329958 Yes
Cooper, J.J. [s.n.] Costa Rica K002329954 Yes
King, R.M.; Renner, R.C. [7094] Guatemala K002329952 Yes
Arsene, F. [319] Mexico K002329948 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002329947 Yes
Smith, J.D. [s.n.] Costa Rica K002329953 Yes
Eaton; Edward; Terry [38] Mexico K002329946 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [523] Mexico K002329950 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K002329949 Yes
Heyde; Lux [s.n.] Guatemala Helenium centrale K001739438 Yes
Heyde; Lux [s.n.] Guatemala Helenium centrale K002329962 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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