Asteraceae
Pterocaulon

Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 5: 454 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Texas, Uruguay

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.
  • 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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.21829/abm127.2020.1718. epublication.
  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • 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
  • Garcia, H. (1992). Flora Medicinal de Colombia. Botánica Médica. Segunda Edición. Tercer Mundo Editores. Tomo III.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2012 Gardner [4894] Brazil K000958326 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 2012 Gardner [4894] Brazil K000958328 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 2012 Glaziou [5916] Brazil K000958327 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000955625 Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [1767] Brazil K000955629 Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [4474] Brazil K000955628 Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [2785] Brazil K000955624 Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [1767] Brazil K000955626 Yes
[Biedel] [s.n.] Brazil K002482148 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] K002482154 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil K002482152 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] K002482151 Yes
Jorgensen, P. [4135] Paraguay K002482046 Yes
Secco, R.S. [336] Brazil K001103480 Yes
Luis, T. [33] Brazil K001103473 Yes
Coulleri, J.P.; Ferrucci, M.S. [357] Argentina K002482135 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001739759 Yes
Quelch, J. J.; McConnell, F. [159] Guyana K001766231 Yes
Hassler, E. [2735] Paraguay K002482048 Yes
Cabrera, A.L. [28251] Argentina K002482137 Yes
Mimura, I. [222] Brazil K001103474 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] K001739758 Yes
Aguilar, R.M. [524] Argentina K002482139 Yes
s.coll. [48] Uruguay K002482150 Yes
Williams, L.O.; Molina, A.R.; Williams, T.P. [23300] Honduras K002481977 Yes
Burchell [975] Brazil K000955627 Yes
Schinini, A. [20034] Argentina K002482136 Yes
Hassler, E. [8320] Paraguay K002482049 Yes
Pierotti, S. [4060] Argentina K002482140 Yes
Morel, J. [162] Argentina K002482142 Yes
[B. Ayeer] [s.n.] K002482147 Yes
Harris [s.n.] Brazil K001103481 Yes
Barkley, F.A.; Warnsck, B.; B. C. [illegible] [46357] United States K002481974 Yes
King [s.n.] K002482153 Yes
Morel, J. [356] Argentina K002482141 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [4489] Argentina K002482156 Yes
Fox, M. [278] Brazil K002482149 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [5487] Brazil K001103478 Yes
Gibert [1009] Uruguay K002482155 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [5347] Argentina K002482144 Yes
Palmer, E. [422] United States K002481976 Yes
Pierotti, S.A. [4146] Argentina K002482143 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] K002482146 Yes
Schinini, A.; Bordas, E. [16504] Paraguay K002482045 Yes
Riedel [1134] Brazil K000955630 Yes
Cabrera, A.L. [28251] Argentina K002482138 Yes
Morong, T. [958] Paraguay K002482047 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [1422] Guyana K002482044 Yes
Merril, L.R. [8961] Brazil K001103479 Yes
Balansa, B. [836] Paraguay K002482050 Yes
Glaziou, A. [15110] Brazil K001103472 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [2635] Argentina K002482145 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8573] United States K002481975 Yes
Philcox, D. [4287] Brazil Gnaphalium spicatum K001107707 Yes
Philcox, D. [4340] Brazil Gnaphalium spicatum K001107706 Yes
s.coll. [6584] Brazil Gnaphalium spicatum K001107712 Yes
Lillie, D.G. [22] Brazil Gnaphalium spicatum K001107734 Yes
Gillies, L. [13] Chile Gnaphalium spicatum K000500391 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Gnaphalium spicatum K001107711 Yes
Darwin [333] Chile Gnaphalium spicatum K000500392 Lectotype Yes
Spruce, R. [4449] Peru Gnaphalium spicatum K000200826 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parodi [25] Brazil Gnaphalium spicatum K001107708 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] Gnaphalium spicatum K001107709 Yes
Mueller, F. [358] Brazil Gnaphalium spicatum K001107710 Yes

Sources

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

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    • '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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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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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    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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