Asteraceae
Mikania

Mikania hookeriana DC.

First published in Prodr. 5: 195 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Mexico to Tropical America. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

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.

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

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Kew's Economic Botany collection in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org/2016/

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Amith, J. & collaborators (2020). Nahuatl Learning Environment http://www.balsas-nahuatl.org/index.html.
  • 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.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Motta, M.T. [63343] Brazil K000053520 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Meier, W.; Llamozas, S. [3672] Venezuela K001483308 Yes
[479] K003040621 Yes
[6696] K003040624 Yes
Moraga, C. [614] Costa Rica K001561219 Yes
[[184]] K003040620 Yes
[s.n.] K003040634 Yes
[1826] K003040618 Yes
[66] K003040625 Yes
[s.n.] K003040623 Yes
[6595] K003040622 Yes
Fendler, A. [2349] Venezuela K000500129 Unknown Type Material Yes
[[230]] K003040628 Yes
[s.n.] K003040633 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5594] Trinidad and Tobago K003140472 Yes
[1399] K003040630 Yes
[s.n.] K003040629 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Cowell, J.F. [385] Saint Kitts and Nevis K000634172 Isotype Yes
[24586] K003040617 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5594] Trinidad and Tobago K003140471 Yes
Parker [s.n.] Guyana K000500012 Unknown Type Material Yes
[s.n.] K003040631 Yes
[7128] K003040626 Yes
[479] K003040627 Yes
Fishlock, W. [4] Dominica K003140470 Yes
[5400] K003040619 Yes
Parker [s.n.] Guyana K000500011 Unknown Type Material Yes
[3059] K003040632 Yes
Bolivia (Beni) K001483291 Yes
Peru K001483292 Yes
Peru K001483293 Yes
Peru K001483294 Yes
Peru K001483295 Yes
Ecuador K001483299 Yes
Ecuador K001483300 Yes
Venezuela K001483306 Yes
Venezuela K001483307 Yes
Venezuela K001483309 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1934] Trinidad and Tobago Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K003140479 Yes
Lawrance, A.E. [447] Colombia Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K001483297 Yes
Lawrance, A.E. [447] Colombia Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K001483296 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [7136] Trinidad and Tobago Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K003140476 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y.; Cheesman, E.E. [1934] Trinidad and Tobago Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K003140478 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1944] Trinidad and Tobago Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K003140481 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6832] Trinidad and Tobago Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K003140474 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P6414] Trinidad and Tobago Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K003140477 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y.; Cheesman, E.E. [1944] Trinidad and Tobago Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K003140480 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6187] Trinidad and Tobago Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K003140475 Yes
Ecuador Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K001483298 Yes
Peru Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K001483301 Yes
Peru Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K001483302 Yes
Venezuela Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K001483303 Yes
Venezuela Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K001483304 Yes
Venezuela Mikania hookeriana var. platyphylla K001483305 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W. [1890] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Mikania hookeriana var. cardiophylla K000677558 Isotype Yes
Imray [s.n.] Dominica Mikania hookeriana var. typica K000677559 Type Yes
Imray [111] Dominica Mikania hookeriana var. typica K000677561 Isotype Yes
Imray [s.n.] Dominica Mikania hookeriana var. typica K000500050 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eggers [1004] Dominica Mikania hookeriana var. typica K000677560 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ramage, G.A. [s.n.] Dominica Mikania hookeriana var. typica K003140473 Yes
Hostmann [1017] Suriname Mikania gracilis K000978094 Type Yes
Hostmann [1017] Suriname Mikania gracilis K000500013 Unknown Type Material 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

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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