Asteraceae
Erigeron

Erigeron floribundus (Kunth) Sch.Bip.

First published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 12: 81 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Introduced into:

Angola, Bangladesh, Belgium, California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Central African Repu, Congo, Florida, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Madagascar, Madeira, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Queensland, South Australia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tristan da Cunha, Victoria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Nesom, G.L. (2018). Erigeron floribundus and E. sumatrensis (Asteraceae) in the USA and Mexico. Phytoneuron 2018-27: 1-19.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid. [Cited as Conyza bonariensis.]
  • Ghafoor, A. & al. (2021). Flora of Pakistan 224: 1-310. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi. [Cited as Erigeron sumatrensis.]

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

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.539.2.3. epublication.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2014-continuously updated). Atlas of Living Australia http://www.ala.org.au/.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • 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/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 26, 1939 Spruce, R. [460] Brazil K001058994 Yes
Kenya K:SPC-08662.000 No
Jan 1, 2021 Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9610] Zambia Conyza floribunda K001600250 Yes
Oct 1, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Hind, D.J.N.; Mayo, S.J. [PCD27314] Brazil Conyza floribunda K000053478 No
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6327] Zambia Conyza floribunda K002336136 Yes
Hornby, H.E. [H 2419] Zimbabwe Conyza floribunda K002336139 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [GC7016] Cameroon Conyza floribunda K002320637 No
Glaziou, A. [14017] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107348 Yes
s.coll. [4172] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107344 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107346 Yes
Morton, J.K. [K254] Cameroon Conyza floribunda K002320633 No
Vaughan, D.J.G. [38] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107350 Yes
Brain, C.K. [5330] Zimbabwe Conyza floribunda K002336137 Yes
Glaziou [9690] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107345 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [4885] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320640 No
Morton, J.K. [GC7087] Cameroon Conyza floribunda K002320638 No
Harris, T.M. [GC] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320639 No
Glaziou [12847] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107340 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC7159] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320636 No
Anderson, W.R. [35320] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107351 Yes
Adams, C.D.; Akpabia, G.K. [4499] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320628 No
{Jenik; Hall} [CC1057] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320642 No
Jack [6] Zimbabwe Conyza floribunda K002336138 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI25459] Nigeria Conyza floribunda K002320624 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9201] Nigeria Conyza floribunda K002320626 No
Trail, J.W.H. [s.n.] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107338 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [s.n.] Mozambique Conyza floribunda K002336133 Yes
s.coll. [392] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107339 Yes
s.coll. [391] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107336 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A1525] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320634 No
Hall [18] Cameroon Conyza floribunda K002320641 No
Meikle, R.D.; Keay, R.W.J. [504] Nigeria Conyza floribunda K002320623 No
Jackson, G. [2008] Malawi Conyza floribunda K002336135 Yes
Jackson, G. [2008] Malawi Conyza floribunda K002336134 Yes
Martius [s.n.] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107341 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC9128] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320631 No
Lovi, N.K. [3933] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320627 No
Lombardi, J.A. [2614] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107343 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107347 Yes
Glaziou [15065] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107349 Yes
Chapman, J.W.F. [52] Nigeria Conyza floribunda K002320644 No
Obeng-Darko, K. [5030] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320630 No
Trail, J.W.H. [471] Brazil Conyza floribunda K001107337 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [151] Philippines Conyza floribunda K000885289 Neotype Yes
Veldkamp, J.F. [6077] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320643 No
Morton, J.K. [A1878] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320632 No
Morton, J.K. [A1168] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320635 No
[I.B. Fries] [FHI18980] Nigeria Conyza floribunda K002320625 No
Teague, A.J. [172] Zimbabwe Conyza floribunda K002336140 Yes
Poiteau [s.n.] Guyana Conyza floribunda K001107342 Yes
Morton, J.K. [9423] Ghana Conyza floribunda K002320629 No
Miller, O.B. [4866] Zimbabwe Conyza floribunda K002336141 Yes
Loher, A. [3657] Philippines Conyza elata K001738098 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [829] Philippines Conyza elata K002320344 Yes
s.coll. [3142] Philippines Conyza elata K001738100 Yes
Cuming, H. [1750] Philippines Conyza elata K001738099 Yes
{Merrill} [3120] Philippines Conyza elata K001738042 Yes

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