Asteraceae
Lepidaploa

Lepidaploa tortuosa (L.) H.Rob.

First published in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 103: 495 (1990)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2020). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 4(1): 1-904. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2020). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 4(1): 1-904. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Aocket] [s.n.] Vernonia seemanniana K002550773 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Vernonia seemanniana K002550772 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [4112] Costa Rica Vernonia seemanniana K002527248 Yes
Seemann [1589] Panama Vernonia seemanniana K000485992 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [1813] Mexico Vernonia seemanniana K002527246 Yes
Zúñiga, R. [37] Costa Rica Vernonia seemanniana K002527247 Yes
Brotero [1076] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527199 Yes
Mexia, Y. [9179] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527224 Yes
Palmer, E. [390] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527202 Yes
Cascante, A. [1249] Costa Rica Vernonia schiedeana K002527233 Yes
Galeotti, H. [2305] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527208 Yes
[illegible]; Tabusco; Johnson, F.D. [15] Vernonia schiedeana K002527221 No
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527214 Yes
Nee, M.; Taylor, K. [26009] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527212 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [12] Belize Vernonia schiedeana K002527215 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [3027] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527201 Yes
{Heyde et Lux.} [s.n.] Guatemala Vernonia schiedeana K002527219 Yes
Gentle, P.H.; Lundell, C.L. [2442] Belize Vernonia schiedeana K002527217 Yes
Cascante, A. [1249] Costa Rica Vernonia schiedeana K002527234 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H. [s.n.] Guatemala Vernonia schiedeana K002527244 Yes
Linden, J.J. [1167] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527206 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1920] Belize Vernonia schiedeana K002527218 Yes
s.coll. [363] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527205 Yes
Calipa [364] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527203 Yes
{Manríquez, G.I.; Ninel garcia y susana gama loperz} [3923] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527213 Yes
{Estrada, A.; Javier solano; Hernan gomez} [2014] Costa Rica Vernonia schiedeana K002527235 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [12] Belize Vernonia schiedeana K002527216 Yes
Pruski, J.; Ortiz, R.; Martinez, J.; Martínez, M.; Lopez, J. [4191] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527223 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H. [s.n.] Guatemala Vernonia schiedeana K002527245 Yes
Ervendberg, C.F.L.C. [51] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527204 Yes
Martinez S, E.; Ramos, C.H. [26279] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527207 Yes
Nee, M.; Taylor, K. [29009] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527210 Yes
Palmer, E. [371] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527209 Yes
Jurgensen, C. [872] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527200 Yes
Kerber, E.; Brotero [279] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527222 No
Nee, M.; Taylor, K. [29823] Mexico Vernonia schiedeana K002527211 Yes
Purpus, C.A. [16224] Mexico Vernonia tortuosa K002527225 Yes
Marino Rosas, R. [162] Mexico Vernonia tortuosa K002527230 Yes
Monro, A.; Sidwell, K.; Davidse, G. [2275] El Salvador Vernonia tortuosa K002527237 Yes
{Hernandez Corzo, A.; et al.} [127] Mexico Vernonia tortuosa K002527227 Yes
Montalvo, E.A.; Villacorta, R. [6445] El Salvador Vernonia tortuosa K002527241 Yes
{Avendaño Reyes, S.; et al.} [178] Mexico Vernonia tortuosa K002527228 Yes
{Marquez R, W.; et al.} [562] Mexico Vernonia tortuosa K002527226 Yes
Rosales, J.M. [284] El Salvador Vernonia tortuosa K002527239 Yes
Rosales, J.M. [424] El Salvador Vernonia tortuosa K002527236 Yes
{Ad. Condu} [13607] Costa Rica Vernonia tortuosa K002527251 Yes
Gonzalez; Hernandez [s.n.] El Salvador Vernonia tortuosa K002527240 Yes
Rodriguez, D. [5640] El Salvador Vernonia tortuosa K002527231 Yes
Hernàndez, R.; Rosas, M. [135] Mexico Vernonia tortuosa K002527229 Yes
Cruz, R. [168] El Salvador Vernonia tortuosa K002527238 Yes
Sandoval, M.; Sandoval, E. [s.n.] El Salvador Vernonia tortuosa K002527232 Yes
Tonduz, A. [s.n.] Costa Rica Vernonia tortuosa K002527249 Yes
Dar, S. [3654] El Salvador Vernonia tortuosa K002527242 Yes
Smith, A. [2376] Costa Rica Vernonia tortuosa K002527252 Yes
Nilsson, V. [467] Costa Rica Vernonia tortuosa K002527250 Yes
Sandoval, E. [s.n.] El Salvador Vernonia tortuosa K002527243 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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