Rosaceae
Acaena

Acaena magellanica (Lam.) Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 297 (1804)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Chile to W. & S. Argentina, Subantarctic Islands. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Crozet Is., Falkland Is., Heard-McDonald Is., Kerguelen, Macquarie Is., South Georgia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1977 unknown [764] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K000486083 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1977 Germain, P. [s.n.] K000486085 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1977 Eaton, A.E. [s.n.] K000486080 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1977 Chile K000486084 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1977 Chile K000486086 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1977 Koslowsky, J. [30] Argentina K000486087 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1977 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K000486079 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1977 Kidder, J.H. [s.n.] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K000486081 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1971 Philippi [s.n.] Chile K000486078 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1971 Germain [s.n.] K000486077 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K000486082 Unknown Type Material Yes
[W. N. Bonner] [110] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens K004619055 Yes
Werdermann, E. [206] Chile Acaena closiana K004619072 Yes
Gay, C. [s.n.] Chile Acaena closiana K000486076 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hohenacker, W.R.F. [978.c] Acaena magellanica subsp. venulosa K000486092 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sinclair, A. [s.n.] New Zealand Acaena laevigata K000730144 Unknown Type Material Yes
Philippi [s.n.] Acaena laevigata K000486091 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pearce, R. [s.n.] Chile Acaena laevigata K000486090 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chile Acaena laevigata K000486088 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chile Acaena laevigata K000486089 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jolinon, J. -C. [871] Antarctica Acaena insularis K001581804 Yes
Jan 13, 1981 Darwin, C. [127] Argentina Acaena macrostemon K000486071 Paralectotype Yes
Cuming, H. [223] Chile Acaena macrostemon K000486072 Unknown Type Material Yes
Middleton (Capt.) [s.n.] Acaena macrostemon K004619079 Yes
Werdermann, E. [933] Chile Acaena macrostemon K004619078 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A.; Grondona, E. [23810] Argentina Acaena macrostemon K004619075 Yes
Bridges; Colchester [522] Chile Acaena macrostemon K000486074 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bridges; Colchester [522] Chile Acaena macrostemon K000486073 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cuming [223] Acaena macrostemon K000486075 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morrison, J.L.; Wagenknecht, R. [17083] Chile Acaena macrostemon K004619074 Yes
Johnston, I. [4707] Chile Acaena macrostemon K004619077 Yes
Johnston, I. [4904] Chile Acaena macrostemon K004619076 Yes
Gillies, J. [s.n.] Argentina Acaena macrostemon K000486070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wickens, G.E.; Dunnett, D.; Cepeda, E. [56] Chile Acaena macrostemon K004619073 Yes
Greene, S.W. [1628] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619066 Yes
Greene, S.W. [2886] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619062 Yes
Greene, S.W. [1489] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619059 Yes
Greene, S.W. [2414] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619060 Yes
Greene, S.W. [2311] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619058 Yes
Greene, S.W. [1762] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619064 Yes
Smith, J. [M1073] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619071 Yes
Greene, S.W. [446] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619067 Yes
Greene, S.W. [2583] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619061 Yes
Greene, S.W. [1503] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619057 Yes
Greene, S.W. [1629] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619068 Yes
Smith, J. [M1082] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619069 Yes
Smith, J. [M1001] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619070 Yes
Greene, S.W. [1989] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619065 Yes
Greene, S.W. [3055] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619056 Yes
Greene, S.W. [1177] South Georgia and the Islands Acaena adscendens subsp. georgiae-australis K004619063 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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