Asteraceae
Heliopsis

Heliopsis buphthalmoides (Jacq.) Dunal

First published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 5: 57 (1819)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Venezuela and Bolivia, French Guiana. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Cuba, France, Germany

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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Acmella oppositifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Garcia, H. (1992). Flora Medicinal de Colombia. Botánica Médica. Segunda Edición. Tercer Mundo Editores. Tomo III.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Ortiz, F. (1989). Botánica médica guahibo. plantas medicinales, mágicas y psicotrópicas utilizadas por los sikuani y cuiba (llanos orientales de colombia). Caldasia 16 (76): 14-22

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [431] Mexico K003130515 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H. [1182] Guatemala K003130520 Yes
Townsend, C.H.T.; Barber, C.M. [s.n.] Mexico K003130511 Yes
Reveal, J.L.; Peterson, K.M.; Harley, R.M.; Broome, C.R. [4289] Mexico K003130512 Yes
Coulter, T. [s.n.] Mexico Verbesina ovata K002514479 Yes
Coulter, T. [363] Mexico Verbesina ovata K002514480 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Belshaw, C.M. [3469] Peru Spilanthes americana K001482965 Yes
Asplund, E. [6132] Ecuador Spilanthes americana K001482959 Yes
Halsted [32] Mexico Acmella oppositifolia K001294997 Yes
Donnell Smith, J. [2125] Guatemala Acmella oppositifolia K000497325 Unknown Type Material Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6000] United States Acmella oppositifolia K003147224 Yes
DeWolf, G.P. [487] Costa Rica Acmella oppositifolia K003147268 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H. [s.n.] Guatemala Acmella oppositifolia K003147283 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2530] Mexico Acmella oppositifolia K003147278 Yes
Klatt, T. [1596] Guatemala Acmella oppositifolia K003147270 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Cowell, J.F.; León, B. [10332] Cuba Acmella oppositifolia K003147358 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [2272] Costa Rica Acmella oppositifolia K003147267 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [8637] Mexico Acmella oppositifolia K000497322 Type Yes
García-Barriga, H. [21239] Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K001482955 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Acmella oppositifolia K003147276 Yes
Pruski, J. [3737] United States Acmella oppositifolia K003147227 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [23879] South Africa Acmella oppositifolia K003147185 No
Bigelow [s.n.] United States Acmella oppositifolia K001306576 Yes
Jansen, R.K.; Harriman, N.A. [665] United States Acmella oppositifolia K003147228 Yes
Türckheim [124] Guatemala Acmella oppositifolia K003147269 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [s.n.] Belize Acmella oppositifolia K003147265 Yes
Nicolas, F. [322] Mexico Acmella oppositifolia K003147277 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2530] Mexico Acmella oppositifolia K003147279 Yes
Moldenke, H. [661] United States Acmella oppositifolia K003147225 Yes
Wallnöfer, B.; Tut-Tesucun, F.M. [6053] Guatemala Acmella oppositifolia K003147271 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H. [s.n.] Guatemala Acmella oppositifolia K003147280 Yes
Heyde; Lux [3381] Guatemala Acmella oppositifolia K000497324 Type Yes
Schipp, W.A. [981] Belize Acmella oppositifolia K003147266 Yes
Lankester, C.H. [270] Costa Rica Acmella oppositifolia K003147284 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Acmella oppositifolia K003147275 Yes
Palmer, E. [343] Mexico Acmella oppositifolia K003147282 Yes
Jansen, R.K.; Harriman, N.A. [626] Guatemala Acmella oppositifolia K003147273 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Acmella oppositifolia K003147223 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8687] United States Acmella oppositifolia K003147226 Yes
Jansen, R.K.; Harriman, N.A. [630] Guatemala Acmella oppositifolia K003147272 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [684] Cuba Acmella oppositifolia K003147357 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [1319] Guatemala Acmella oppositifolia K000497323 Type Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [3487] Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K000497305 Type Yes
Jansen, R.K.; Harriman, N.A. [636] Guatemala Acmella oppositifolia K003147274 Yes
Kerber, E. [7] Mexico Acmella oppositifolia K003147281 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [3487] Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K000497306 Isotype Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) Acmella oppositifolia K001482946 Yes
Bolivia (La Paz) Acmella oppositifolia K001482947 Yes
Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K001482948 Yes
Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K001482949 Yes
Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K001482950 Yes
Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K001482951 Yes
Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K001482952 Yes
Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K001482953 Yes
Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K001482954 Yes
Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K001482956 Yes
Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K001482957 Yes
Colombia Acmella oppositifolia K001482958 Yes
Ecuador Acmella oppositifolia K001482959 Yes
Ecuador Acmella oppositifolia K001482960 Yes
Ecuador Acmella oppositifolia K001482961 Yes
Ecuador Acmella oppositifolia K001482962 Yes
Peru Acmella oppositifolia K001482963 Yes
Peru Acmella oppositifolia K001482964 Yes
Peru Acmella oppositifolia K001482965 Yes
Peru Acmella oppositifolia K001482966 Yes
Peru Acmella oppositifolia K001482967 Yes
Peru Acmella oppositifolia K001482968 Yes
Peru Acmella oppositifolia K001482969 Yes
Peru Acmella oppositifolia K001482970 Yes
Peru Acmella oppositifolia K001482971 Yes
Venezuela Acmella oppositifolia K001482972 Yes
Venezuela Acmella oppositifolia K001482973 Yes
Venezuela Acmella oppositifolia K001482974 Yes
Ecuador Acmella oppositifolia K001482975 Yes
Ecuador Acmella oppositifolia K001482976 Yes
Ecuador Acmella oppositifolia K001482977 Yes
Ecuador Acmella oppositifolia K001482978 Yes
Ecuador Acmella oppositifolia K001482979 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

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

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