Asteraceae
Senecio

Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 178 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China to Indo-China and Central Malesia. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Qinghai, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 21, 2017 Tsaing, Y. [13036] China K001871004 Yes
Aug 21, 2017 Law, Y.W. [400] China K001871005 Yes
Aug 21, 2017 Hu, S.Y.; But, P.P.H. [23558] China K001871006 Yes
Aug 21, 2017 Liu, Z.Y. [15373] China K001871007 Yes
Aug 21, 2017 Bullock, A.A. [957] India K001871018 Yes
Aug 21, 2017 Bullock, A.A. [894] India K001871017 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] Hong Kong K000852165 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1920 Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000102201 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1920 Wight, R. [1480] K000852214 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1920 Wight, R. [1480] India K000852215 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1920 Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000852216 Holotype Yes
Walker; Walker, J.W. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002602090 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001735421 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002602083 Yes
Gardner [s.n.] India K002602076 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002602080 Yes
Walker [66] Sri Lanka K002602089 Yes
Gardner [403] Sri Lanka K002602093 Yes
Gardner [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002602091 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001735422 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002602082 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002602079 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] India K002602081 Yes
Ludlow, F.; Sherriff; Elliot, W. [12093] K002650779 Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [158] India K000852222 Unknown Type Material Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [3389] India K002602094 Yes
[J. Adam] [1135] India K002602085 Yes
Walker [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002602088 Yes
s.coll. [1480] India K002602077 No
Simpson, N.D. [9630] Sri Lanka K002602092 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [13354] India K002602075 Yes
Champion, J.G. [240] Hong Kong K000852166 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourne [2118] India K002602084 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002650777 Yes
Macrae [435] Sri Lanka K002602086 Yes
Farges, P.G. [195] China K000852170 Syntype Yes
Ludlow, F.; Sherriff; Elliot, W. [12093] K002650778 Yes
Gardner [s.n.] India K002602078 Yes
Macrae [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002602087 No

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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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

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