Asteraceae

Stevia Cav.

First published in Icon. 4: 32 (1797)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, India, Jawa, New South Wales, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1994 Silva, J.M.; Poliquesi, C.B. [1132] Brazil K000924609 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Silva, J.M.; Poliquesi, C.B. [1123] Brazil K000924608 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Irwin, H.S.; Harley, R.M.; Smith, G.L. [32785] Brazil K000924620 Yes
Mar 1, 1982 Hatschbach, G.G. [HH-14055] Brazil K000924607 Yes
[1334] K003133434 Yes
[8448] K003132808 Yes
[50152] K003133432 Yes
[4738] K002897915 Yes
[7541] K003133254 Yes
[59] K001651059 Yes
[s.n.] K002897904 Yes
[3171] K003132822 Yes
[s.n.] K002897903 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [4666] Mexico K003133043 Yes
[s.n.] K003133272 Yes
[531] K003133252 Yes
[s.n.] K003132799 Yes
[10351] K003132815 Yes
[4012] K003133271 Yes
[10348] K003132919 Yes
[9241] K003133256 Yes
[s.n.] K003133437 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [13365] Mexico K003133051 Yes
[s.n.] K003133443 Yes
[5263] K003133289 Yes
[s.n.] K002897901 Yes
[s.n.] K003132803 Yes
Soejarto, D.D.; Aguirre, E. [5587] Mexico K003133058 Yes
[5278] K003133290 Yes
[s.n.] K002897917 Yes
Souza, V.C.; Souza, P.J.; Elias, S.I.; Forster, W.; Oliveira, A.C.P. [22581] Brazil K001574599 Yes
Furlan, A.; Rossi, L.; Menezes, N.L.; Hensold, N.; Wagner, H.L.; Isejima, E.M. [3217] Brazil K001561670 Yes
Zappi, D.C.; Menezes, N.L.; Scatena, V.L.; Prado, J. [10653] Brazil K001561692 Yes
Hensold, N.; Kawasaki, M.L.; Silva, J.B. [2909] Brazil K001561693 Yes
[323½] K002897918 Yes
[10371] K003132917 Yes
[s.n.] K003132912 Yes
[20385] K003132824 Yes
Sello [4382] Brazil K000488761 Type Yes
[s.n.] K003132911 Yes
[10333] K003132816 Yes
[143] K003132818 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000488756 Unknown Type Material Yes
[711] K003132804 Yes
[s.n.] K003133444 Yes
[s.n.] K003132827 Yes
[456] K002897914 Yes
[8320] K003133255 Yes
[s.n.] K003133275 Yes
[s.n.] K002897900 Yes
[s.n.] K003132806 Yes
[3239] K003132820 Yes
[3703] K003133428 Yes
Rodríguez, A.; Soto, G.; Acosta, L.; Ramírez, V. [6468] Costa Rica K001890680 Yes
Funk, V.A.; Cracraft, J.; Bedell, H. [3404] Peru K001925491 No
Funk, V.A.; Cracraft, J.; Bedell, H. [3396] Peru K001925493 No
Arsène, G. (Frere) [8392] Mexico K003133052 Yes
[433] K002897908 Yes
[39] K003133263 Yes
[s.n.] K002897913 Yes
[s.n.] K003132913 Yes
[s.n.] K003132795 Yes
[5256] K003133288 Yes
[270] K003132802 Yes
[s.n.] K002897896 Yes
[s.n.] K003133451 Yes
[7016] K003133436 Yes
[5275] K003133286 Yes
[s.n.] K003132914 Yes
[165] K003133435 Yes
[s.n.] K002897898 Yes
[5280] K003133278 Yes
Soejarto, D.D.; Aguirre, E. [5621] Mexico K003133057 Yes
[5261] K003133292 Yes
[111] K003132831 Yes
Arsène, G. (Frere) [8308] Mexico K003133047 Yes
[3977] K003132797 Yes
[56] K002897911 Yes
[s.n.] K002897906 Yes
[10381] K003132823 Yes
[536] K003132830 Yes
[26210] K003133277 Yes
[s.n.] K003132921 Yes
[s.n.] K003132800 Yes
[9948] K003132817 Yes
[4241] K003133438 Yes
Gosling, C. Paraguay K000102140 Yes
[s.n.] K003132920 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000488757 Unknown Type Material Yes
[B5697] K003133266 Yes
[s.n.] K002897912 Yes
[s.n.] K002897910 Yes
[s.n.] K003133274 Yes
[5276] K003133283 Yes
King, R.M.; Carranza, M.A. [10358] Mexico K003133049 Yes
[s.n.] K003132915 Yes
[s.n.] K003132801 Yes
[s.n.] K003132796 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11543] Mexico K003133046 Yes
[s.n.] K003133268 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [2149] Mexico K003133059 Yes
[5279] K003133291 Yes
[4139] K003133269 Yes
[4257] K003132805 Yes
[33] K003132819 Yes
[5366] K003133270 Yes
[180] K003132834 Yes
Camp, W.H. [2634] Mexico K003133056 Yes
[39] K003133262 Yes
[15702] K003133276 Yes
[3475] K003132826 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [4974] Mexico K000488604 Isotype Yes
[s.n.] K002897905 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [14909] Mexico K003133045 Yes
[5307] K003133281 Yes
[8077a] K003133273 Yes
Arsène, G. (Frere) [5780] Mexico K003133055 Yes
[5259] K003133429 Yes
[859] K002897916 Yes
[5277] K003133285 Yes
Soejarto, D.D.; Aguirre, E. [5607] Mexico K003133060 Yes
[3855] K003133427 Yes
[433(a)] K002897909 Yes
[s.n.] K002897726 Yes
[5274] K003133284 Yes
[1880] K003133426 Yes
[4484] K003133282 Yes
[5239] K003133293 Yes
[s.n.] K003133259 Yes
[8210] K003133261 Yes
Gourlay, W.B. [20] Mexico K003133050 Yes
King, R.M.; Carranza, M.A. [10346] Mexico K003133048 Yes
[66] K003132828 Yes
Greene, E.L. [336] United States K001079967 Unknown Type Material Yes
[s.n.] K002897907 Yes
[634] K003133267 Yes
[B7024] K003133287 Yes
Arsène, G. (Frere) [8621] Mexico K003133053 Yes
[414] K003132916 Yes
[7111] K003132833 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [2205] Mexico K003133061 Yes
[1562] K003132832 Yes
[s.n.] K003133431 Yes
[577] K003133250 Yes
Dusén, P. [8056] Brazil K000924867 Yes
[24999] K003133257 Yes
[3944] K003133280 Yes
[3229] K003132821 Yes
[2188] K003133430 Yes
[439] K003132814 Yes
Vargas, C. [11077] Peru K003133232 Yes
[536] K003133264 Yes
[571] K003133251 Yes
[8448] K003132809 Yes
[1224] K002897899 Yes
Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T.; Malavasi, A.; Viscarra, J. [1241] Bolivia K000295263 No
[612] K003133228 Yes
[10322] K003132918 Yes
Weir, J. [s.n.] Brazil K000488758 Type Yes
[15516] K003133260 Yes
Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T.; McRobb, A.; Alvarez, L. [1320] Bolivia K000295136 No
[778] K003133265 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [639] Mexico K001079968 Unknown Type Material Yes
[10361] K003132813 Yes
[4995] K003133279 Yes
[60] K002897897 Yes
Gonzalez Ortega, J. [6269] Mexico K003133044 Yes
[388] K003133253 Yes
[24972] K003133258 Yes
[13604] K003133374 Yes
Arsène, G. (Frere) [8712] Mexico K003133054 Yes
[576] K003132829 Yes
[s.n.] K002897902 Yes
[4222] K003133433 Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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