Family:
Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl

Calea L.

This genus is accepted, and its native range is Mexico to Tropical America.

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Introduced into:

Zaïre

Calea L. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hind, D.J.N. [3160], Brazil 60103.000 No
Guedes, M.L. [PCD 3043], Brazil 63216.000 No
Souza, V.C. [14652], Brazil K001103787 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.], Brazil K001103793 Yes
Pott, A. [6476], Brazil K001103795 Yes
Lima, A. [58-2961], Brazil K001103796 Yes
Queiroz, L.P. [12613], Brazil K001103789 Yes
Souza, V.C. [15661], Brazil K001103785 Yes
Assis, M.C. [s.n.], Brazil K001103794 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.], Brazil K001103792 Yes
Philcox, D. [4100], Brazil K001103786 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [5242], Brazil K001103791 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [5329], Brazil K001103790 Yes
Lima, A. [58-3090], Brazil K001103788 Yes

First published in Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 1179 (1763)

Accepted by

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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