Asteraceae
Bidens

Bidens cynapiifolia Kunth

First published in F.W.H.A.Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & K.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 185 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Tropical America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has social uses and as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Aruba, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Hawaii, India, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lizarazu, M.A., Beck, S.G., Fuentes, A. & Freire, S.E. (2024). A revision of Bidens (Asteraceae: Coreopsideae) from Bolivia. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 109: 163-207. MBG press.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. [Cited as Bidens bipinnata.]

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Kunth in H. B. K., Nov. Gen. & Sp. 4: 235 (1820).

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

  • Lizarazu, M.A., Beck, S.G., Fuentes, A. & Freire, S.E. (2024). A revision of Bidens (Asteraceae: Coreopsideae) from Bolivia. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 109: 163-207. MBG press.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • 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
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Ortiz, F. (1989). Botánica médica guahibo. plantas medicinales, mágicas y psicotrópicas utilizadas por los sikuani y cuiba (llanos orientales de colombia). Caldasia 16 (76): 14-22
  • 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?
Prévost, M.F. [3962] Guyana K003176278 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P6328] Trinidad and Tobago K003176251 Yes
[ME Ladyen] [s.n.] Jamaica K003176239 Yes
Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Nazaré Pinheiro, A.; Silva Rosário, C.; Alves da Silva, N. [4163] Brazil K003176275 Yes
Freeman, W.G.; Williams, R.O. [11442] Trinidad and Tobago K003176250 Yes
Hardy, T. [274] Guyana K003176268 Yes
Degener, O. [7464] United States K002508397 Yes
França, F. [3835] Brazil K001031891 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W. [305] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K003176249 Yes
Gardner, G. [1742] Brazil K000895392 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [1742] Brazil K000895390 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maguire, B.; Stahel, G. [23589] Suriname K003176282 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Sipman, H.J.M.; James, V. [2954] Guyana K003176269 Yes
Otto, E. [428] Colombia K001479526 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lughadha, E.M.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D. [1554] Guyana K003176277 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Harter, F.P.; Ramos, J.S.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Monteiro, O.P. [10862] Brazil K001870373 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [4860] Brazil K001870372 Yes
Burchell [8848] Brazil K001870371 Yes
Hoffman, B.; Robert, L. [2459] Guyana K003176265 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [102] Guyana K003176274 Yes
Pipoly, J.J.; Ameer, M. [9084] Guyana K003176276 Yes
Spruce, R. [829] Brazil K001059000 Yes
von Türckheim, H. [3646] K003176245 Yes
Swezey, O.H. [s.n.] K002508398 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [492] Brazil K001103552 Yes
King, R.M.; Almeda, F. [8190] Brazil K001103556 Yes
Eggers, H.F.A. [4601] Cuba K003176231 Yes
Ule, E. [5155] Brazil K001103553 Yes
[T. S.] [[351]] Guyana K003176279 Yes
Valeur, E.J. [1009] Dominican Republic K003176246 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [5383] Guyana K003176271 Yes
Lanjouw, J. [641] Suriname K003176283 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003176244 Yes
Philcox, D.; Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [4860] Brazil K001103554 Yes
Thomas, W.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, E.F. [5024] Brazil K001103559 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guadeloupe K003176237 Yes
Marinho, L. [332] Brazil K001103558 Yes
Beard, P. [1359] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K003176248 Yes
Pruski, J.; Ortiz, R. [4057] Dominican Republic K003176234 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [491] Brazil K000895391 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bryant, E.M. [69] Dominica K003176235 Yes
McDowell, T.; Gopaul, D. [2617] Guyana K003176266 Yes
Nee, M. [42737] Brazil K001103550 Yes
Stoffers, A.L. [2037] K003176236 Yes
Hahn, L. [383] Martinique K003176241 Yes
[Mr. Wilsna] [255] Jamaica K003176240 Yes
Stoffers, A.L.; Gorts-van Rijn, A.R.; Welle, B.J.H.; Bonsen, K.J. [195] Guyana K003176264 Yes
Schomburgh [455] Guyana K003176270 Yes
Schonburgh [455] French Guiana K000895389 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lanjouw, J. [641] Suriname K003176281 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K003176238 Yes
Degener, O.; Swezey, O. [19285] K002508399 Yes
s.coll. [256] Bahamas, The K003176230 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001058985 Yes
s.coll. [6782] Peru K003176382 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H16791] Dominican Republic K003176247 Yes
McDowell, T.; Gopaul, D.; Bowdre, J. [4306] Guyana K003176267 Yes
Moser [s.n.] United States K001103551 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [867] Guyana K003176272 Yes
Archer, W.A. [2293] Guyana K003176381 Yes
Pires, J.M. [52231] Brazil K001103555 Yes
Wright, C. [315] Cuba K003176233 Yes
Sintenis, P. [5071] Puerto Rico K003176243 Yes
Balick, M.J. [1534] Brazil K001103557 Yes
Combs, R. [152] Cuba K003176232 Yes
Wilson, G.F.; [Browne, S. J.] [s.n.] Guyana K003176273 Yes
Sintenis, P. [27] Puerto Rico K003176242 Yes
Philcox, D.; Raynal, A. [7903] Trinidad and Tobago K003176252 Yes
Wachenheim [272] Guyana K003176280 Yes
n/a K001479524 Yes
Colombia K001479525 Yes
Otto, E. [428] K001479526 Yes
Ecuador K001479527 Yes
Ecuador K001479528 Yes
Ecuador K001479529 Yes
Venezuela K001479530 Yes
Venezuela K001479531 Yes
Venezuela K001479532 Yes
Venezuela K001479533 Yes
Ecuador K001479534 Yes
Ecuador K001479535 Yes
Ecuador K001479536 Yes
Mexico (Yucatun) K001479713 Yes
Mexico (Yucatun) K001479714 Yes
Mexico (Yucatun) K001479715 Yes
Costa Rica K001479716 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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