Asteraceae
Mikania

Mikania congesta DC.

First published in Prodr. 5: 197 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean to S. Tropical America. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.

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
  • 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
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Germán Torres-Morales (Originador, Editor), Laura Nova (Originador), Jhon Estupián (Editor), Lina García (Contacto del recurso). Lista de especies de plantas y murciélagos de la cuenca del río Claro, Antioquia. 2746 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_rioclaro_faunaflora_201
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1997 Schlim, L. [200] Colombia K001483230 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Gardner, G. [1725] Brazil K000054253 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Gardner, G. [1725] Brazil K000054254 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Gardner, G. [1344] Brazil K000054251 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Gardner, G. [1344] Brazil K000054249 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Gardner, G. [1344] Brazil K000054250 Syntype Yes
Glaziou [3909] Brazil K000925648 Yes
s.coll. [248] Brazil K000925647 Yes
Glaziou [7722] Brazil K000925650 Yes
Glaziou, A. [12868] Brazil K000925649 Yes
Aelson [72] Guyana Mikania parkeriana K002873053 No
Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [10329] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925944 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6585] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925951 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Lieras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coelho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, J.F. [16832] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925940 Yes
Parker, C. [2501] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925935 Yes
Berg, C.C. [P19715] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925942 Yes
Parker [s.n.] Guyana Mikania scandens var. congesta K000489000 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hill, S.R.; Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Oliveira, J.G.; Santos, J.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Todzia, C.A.; Zarucchi, J.L. [13038] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925941 Yes
Ule, E. [7951] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925946 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5251] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925949 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6747] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925947 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [11141] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925952 Yes
Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, N.A. [3296] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925936 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Lima, J.; Guedes, J.; Coelho, J. [4299] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925950 Yes
Handerson, A.; Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Lima, J.; Alves, J.; Rickson, F.; Parker, D.; Aulino, O.; Rodrigues, K. [480] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925943 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Ramos, J.; Mota, C.D.A.; Rosas, N. [1717] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925938 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [465] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925937 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K001058977 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6747] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925948 Yes
Spruce, R. [458?] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K001058978 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Ramos, J. [2402] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925939 Yes
illegible [s.n.] Guyana Mikania scandens var. congesta K000488999 Unknown Type Material Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [464] Brazil Mikania scandens var. congesta K000925945 Yes

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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