Asteraceae
Pectis

Pectis humifusa Sw.

First published in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 114 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Florida to Caribbean, Guyana. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Dominican Republic, Florida, Guyana, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Sinten, P [5042] Puerto Rico K000504003 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Sinten, P [561 c] Puerto Rico K000504002 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Waby, J.F. [95] Barbados K000487999 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Wydler, H. [208] Puerto Rico K000504004 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 illegible [348] Dominica K000487998 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1984 K000504043 Isotype Yes
Purdie; Hooker [s.n.] K000504001 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://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