Asteraceae
Acmella

Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K.Jansen

First published in Syst. Bot. Monogr. 8: 65 (1985)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is a cultigen from SE. Brazil. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast

Introduced into:

Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, Ecuador, Gabon, Germany, Guinea, India, Jawa, Leeward Is., Mali, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Peru, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Beentje, H.J. (2021). Flore du Gabon 56: 1-148. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Ghafoor, A. & al. (2021). Flora of Pakistan 224: 1-310. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

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

  • (2020). https://www.jstor.org/stable/26958715. epublication.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Beentje, H.J. (2021). Flore du Gabon 56: 1-148. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 216 (1994).
  • D.J.N. Hind & Biggs in Curtis Bot. Mag. 20: 31–39 (2003).
  • D.J.N. Hind in Fl. Masc. 109: 209 (1993).
  • Lisowski, Asterac. Fl. Afr. Centr. 1: 234, t. 52 (1991).
  • R.K.Jansen in Syst. Bot. Monogr. 8: 65 (1985).

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.
  • 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
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • Ulian, T., Sacandé, M., Hudson, A., & Mattana, E. (2017). Conservation of indigenous plants to support community livelihoods: the MGU–Useful Plants Project. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 60:668-683.
  • 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?
Dec 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [2224] Brazil K000054453 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [2224] Brazil K000054454 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [4734] Brazil K000955721 Yes
Agra, M.F. [1170] Brazil K000054456 Yes
Andrews, H. [4088] Tanzania K003147073 No
Haba, P.M. [570] Guinea K000010489 Yes
Parry, A.D. [115] India K003146446 Yes
Kalema, J. [856] Uganda K003147057 No
Kalema, J. [JK1378] Uganda K003147058 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003146432 Yes
s.coll. [1457] India K003146438 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K003147063 No
Festo, L.; Bayona, W.; Wibard, W. [1434] Tanzania K003147062 No
Ponsonby, L. [25] Madagascar K003147183 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003146433 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003146431 Yes
Mendonça, R.C.; Aparecida da Silva, M.; Cardoso, E.; Oliveira, N.R.; Goulart Souza, N. [4017] Brazil K001561671 Yes
Agra, M.F. [1170] Brazil K000054457 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003146436 Yes
Symes, Y.E. [4[8]3] Uganda K003147059 No
s.coll. [920] Madagascar K003147182 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B9837] Kenya K003147060 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003146435 Yes
Hara, H.; Kanai, H.; Kurosawa, S.; Murata, G., M. Togash, M.; Tuyama, T. [s.n.] Nepal K003146440 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003146430 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [24498] K003146443 Yes
Ritchie [1808] K003146444 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K003147392 Yes
Geilinger [3245] Tanzania K003147061 No
Prévost, M.-F. [4202] French Guiana K003147395 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003146439 Yes
Bancroft (Mrs. Dr.) [s.n.] Jamaica K003147391 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003146441 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K003146434 Yes
Saxton, W.T. [1826] K003146442 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [s.n.] K003146437 Yes
Pruski, J. [4308] United States K003147254 Yes
Bourne [s.n.] India K003146429 Yes
Ash [1612] Ethiopia Spilanthes oleracea K:SPC-35897.000 No

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 Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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