Campanulaceae

Centropogon

Centropogon cornutus (L.) Druce

First published in Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 416 (1913 publ. 1914)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Tropical America. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution
Synonyms
Publications
Other data

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Homotypic Synonyms

Lobelia cornuta L. in Sp. Pl.: 930 (1753)
Rapuntium cornutum (L.) Chaz. in Suppl. Dict. Jard. 2: 397 (1790)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Centropogon andropogon (Cav.) DC. in Prodr. 7: 345 (1839)
Centropogon bonplandianus (Schult.) C.Presl in Prodr. Monogr. Lobel.: 48 (1836)
Centropogon bonplandianus f. glabrescens E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 276b: 197 (1943)
Centropogon bonplandianus var. intermedius (Zahlbr.) E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 276b: 197 (1943)
Centropogon cornutus var. angustifolius (Zahlbr.) E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 276b: 201 (1943)
Centropogon cornutus var. intermedius (Zahlbr.) E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 276b: 197 (1943)
Centropogon cornutus var. laevigatus (L.f.) E.Wimm. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(6): 407 (1937)
Centropogon cornutus f. leucanthus E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 276b: 200 (1943)
Centropogon cornutus f. leucostomus E.Wimm. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(6): 407 (1937)
Centropogon cornutus f. vellozoanus E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 276b: 200 (1943)
Centropogon cornutus f. ynesae E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 276b: 200 (1943)
Centropogon edulis C.Presl in Prodr. Monogr. Lobel.: 48 (1836), nom. nud.
Centropogon fastuosus Scheidw. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 9: 396 (1841)
Centropogon intermedius Zahlbr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 135 (1915)
Centropogon laevigatus (L.f.) DC. in Prodr. 7: 344 (1839)
Centropogon oblongus Benth. in Pl. Hartw.: 214 (1845)
Centropogon puerilis E.Wimm. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 29: 68 (1931)
Centropogon surinamensis (L.) C.Presl in Prodr. Monogr. Lobel.: 48 (1836)
Centropogon surinamensis var. angustifolius Zahlbr. in Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 6: 437 (1891)
Centropogon surinamensis var. vestitus Pilg. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 200 (1901)
Lobelia andropogon Cav. in Icon. 6: 10 (1800)
Lobelia bonplandiana Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 5: 57 (1819)
Lobelia laevigata L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 392 (1782)
Lobelia obscura L. in Pl. Surin.: 112 (1775)
Lobelia purpurea Vell. in Fl. Flumin. 8: t. 156 (1829)
Lobelia spectabilis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 306 (1819)
Lobelia surinamensis L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1320 (1763)
Rapuntium laevigatum (L.f.) Chaz. in Suppl. Dict. Jard. 2: 399 (1790)
Rapuntium surinamense (L.) Chaz. in Suppl. Dict. Jard. 2: 399 (1790)
Siphocampylus andropogon (Cav.) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 703 (1834)
Siphocampylus macranthus Pohl in Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 105 (1831)
Siphocampylus spectabilis (Kunth) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 702 (1834)
Siphocampylus surinamensis (L.) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 702 (1834)

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

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

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
Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2019. Nombres comunes de las plantas de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/
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.
FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Jan 1, 2008	Zappi, D.C. [870], Mato Grosso		K000447934		Yes
Jan 1, 2008	Zappi, D.C. [961], Mato Grosso		K000447935		Yes
Jan 1, 1987	Mathews [1670], Peru		K000329736	holotype	Yes
Jan 1, 1987	[Hartweg] [1186], Colombia		K000329740	isotype	Yes
Jan 1, 1987	Hartweg [1186], Colombia		K000329741		Yes
Jan 1, 1985	Stoffers, A.L. [198], Guyana		K001047142		Yes
	Peru		44433.000		No
	Peru		44568.000		No
	s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil		K001047120		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil		K001047154		Yes
	Gardner [s.n.], Brazil		K001047063		Yes
	Martius [90], Brazil		K001047065		Yes
	Philcox, D. [3160], Brazil		K001047071		Yes
	Ratter, J.A. [566], Brazil		K001047074		Yes
	Lourteig, A. [3231], Brazil		K001047087		Yes
	Araújo, D. [171], Brazil		K001047092		Yes
	Silva, L.F. [114], Brazil		K001047096		Yes
	Sales, M.R.C. [152], Brazil		K001047098		Yes
	Silva, L.F. [89], Brazil		K001047102		Yes
	Sandeman, C. [2142], Brazil		K001047105		Yes
	Buzato, S. [26810], Brazil		K001047108		Yes
	Silva, F.C. [117], Brazil		K001047111		Yes
	Ule, E. [5157], Brazil		K001047118		Yes
	Teixeira, L.O.A. [356], Brazil		K001047146		Yes
	Villarouco, F.M.O. [141], Brazil		K001047091		Yes
	Melo, M.R.C.S. [211], Brazil		K001047131		Yes
	Amaral, I.L. [419], Brazil		K001047104		Yes
	Boog [s.n.], Brazil		K001047114		Yes
	Nee, M. [34975], Brazil		K001047137		Yes
	Giulietti, A.M. [3501], Brazil		K001047135		Yes
	Calderon, C.E. [2836], Brazil		K001047145		Yes
	Ratter, J.A. [216], Brazil		K001047081		Yes
	[Pohl] [989], Brazil		K000329708		Yes
	Krukoff, B.A. [8054], Brazil		K001047117		Yes
	Pipoly, J. [6677], Brazil		K001047148		Yes
	Gardner [1750], Brazil		K001047067		Yes
	Mayo, S. [1016], Brazil		K001047101		Yes
	Gardner [s.n.], Brazil		K001047060		Yes
	Bolland, G. [s.n.], Brazil		K001047158		Yes
	Prance, G.T. [13573], Brazil		K001047128		Yes
	Prance, G.T. [59001], Brazil		K001047127		Yes
	Harley, R.M. [11279], Brazil		K001047080		Yes
	Smith, D. [201], Brazil		K001047103		Yes
	Gardner [1750], Brazil		K001047124		Yes
	Martius [90], Brazil		K001047152		Yes
	Miers, J. [3612], Brazil		K001047126		Yes
	Marcon, A.B. [65], Brazil		K001047132		Yes
	Ganev, W. [491], Brazil		K001047134		Yes
	Ratter, J.A. [1887], Brazil		K001047072		Yes
	Klug, G. [3398], Peru		K000329737	isotype	Yes
	[Pohl] [889], Brazil		K000329709		Yes
	Harley, R.M. [10700], Brazil		K001047079		Yes
	Sandeman, C. [2181], Brazil		K001047116		Yes
	Tweedie [1137], Brazil		K001047109		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil		K001047064		Yes
	Tweedie [s.n.], Brazil		K001047068		Yes
	Prance, G.T. [10043], Brazil		K001047078		Yes
	Gifford, D.R. [G 134], Brazil		K001047082		Yes
	Sandeman, C. [2053], Brazil		K001047115		Yes
	Burchell [9045], Brazil		K001047151		Yes
	Prance, G.T. [4560], Brazil		K001047086		Yes
	Marcon, A.B. [57], Brazil		K001047097		Yes
	Krukoff, B.A. [4901], Brazil		K001047069		Yes
	Albuquerque, B.W. [1261], Brazil		K001047147		Yes
	s.coll. [3373]		K001047066		Yes
	Pruski, J. [3522], Brazil		K001047136		Yes
	Sales, M.F. [278], Brazil		K001047100		Yes
	Bogner [1181], Brazil		K001047106		Yes
	Bolland, G. [s.n.], Brazil		K001047157		Yes
	Philcox, D. [3867], Brazil		K001047083		Yes
	Sales, M.F. [449], Brazil		K001047094		Yes
	Santos, R.R. [1774], Brazil		K001047075		Yes
	Burchell [8347], Brazil		K001047156		Yes
	Amaral, I.L. [458], Brazil		K001047110		Yes
	Riedel [20], Brazil		K001047150		Yes
	Sales, M. [96], Brazil		K001047133		Yes
	Heringer, E.P. [3250], Brazil		K001047139		Yes
	Cid Ferreira, C.A. [2543], Brazil		K001047077		Yes
	Tschá, M.C. [301], Brazil		K001047099		Yes
	Ratter, J.A. [3705], Brazil		K001047121		Yes
	Hage, J.L. [238], Brazil		K001047112		Yes
	Mexia, Y. [5109], Brazil		K001047122		Yes
	Nee, M. [34419], Brazil		K001047138		Yes
	Sellow [s.n.], Brazil		K001047155		Yes
	Philcox, D. [4338], Brazil		K001047070		Yes
	Oliveira, M. [108], Brazil		K001047130		Yes
	Andrade, K. [202], Brazil		K001047093		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil		K001047123		Yes
	Riedel [s.n.], Brazil		K001047125		Yes
	Weir, J. [252], Brazil		K001047153		Yes
	Silva, N.M.F. [255], Brazil		K001047095		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil		K001047119		Yes
	Harley, R.M. [22662], Brazil		K001047141		Yes
	Prance, G.T. [8928], Brazil		K001047085		Yes
	Trail, J.W.H. [498], Brazil		K001047129		Yes
	Prance, G.T. [9659], Brazil		K001047062		Yes
	Lleras, E. [17064], Brazil		K001047113		Yes
	Macedo, A. [4193], Brazil		K001047061		Yes
	Harley, R.M. [21823], Brazil		K001047084		Yes
	Boog [s.n.], Brazil		K001047149		Yes
	Heringer, E.P. [6154], Brazil		K001047143		Yes
	Harley, R.M. [11052], Brazil		K001047073		Yes
	Martinelli, G. [1864], Brazil		K001047107		Yes
	Heringer, E.P. [6959], Brazil		K001047144		Yes
	Heringer, E.P. [5607], Brazil		K001047140		Yes
	Hunt, D.R. [5918], Brazil		K001047076		Yes
	Linden, I. [1524], Colombia	Centropogon cornutus var. angustifolius	K000329738		Yes
	Linden, I. [1524], Colombia	Centropogon cornutus var. angustifolius	K000329739		Yes

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible
- ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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
- Copyright applied to individual images
Neotropikey
- Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- ColPlantA database
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
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Centropogon cornutus (L.) Druce

Distribution

Native to:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Sources

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

Neotropikey

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

Centropogon cornutus (L.) Druce

Distribution

Native to:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (108 records)

Sources

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

Neotropikey

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index