Asteraceae
Mikania

Mikania micrantha Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 105 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat poisonings and unspecified medicinal disorders, as animal food, a medicine and food for bees and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Assam, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Fiji, India, Laccadive Is., Malaya, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Niue, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Kitalong, A.H., DeMeo, R.A. & Holm, T. (2008). Native Trees Palau. A field guide: 1-236.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Prakash, L. & Balasubramanian, P. (2018). Invasive alien flora of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Southern Eastern Ghats, India. Indian Forester 144: 857-862.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Whistler, A. (2018). Flora of Tokelau: 1-126. Isle Botanica, Honolulu.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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 of Boyacá Project

  • Giraldo, C., Rodríguez, A., Chamorro, F. J., Obregon, D., Montoya, P., Ramirez, N., . . . Nates-Parra, G. (2011). Guía ilustrada de polen y plantas nativas visitadas por abejas: Cundinamarca, Boyacá, Santander, Sucre, Atlántico y Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
  • 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), Castro, C. (Proveedor de metadatos), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). Versión 11.0. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Kew Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) https://www.kew.org/science/data-and-resources/tools-and-services/medicinal-plant-names-services in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Kitalong, A.H., DeMeo, R.A. & Holm, T. (2008). Native Trees Palau. A field guide: 1-236.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Whistler, A. (2018). Flora of Tokelau: 1-126. Isle Botanica, Honolulu.

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
  • Cámara-Leret, R., & Dennehy, Z. (2019). Information gaps in indigenous and local knowledge for science-policy assessments. Nature Sustainability 2:736-741.
  • 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 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). 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 Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2023 Eiten, G., Eiten, L.T. [2584] Brazil K000217905 No
Jan 1, 2023 Souza, J.P., Souza, V.C. [369] Brazil K000217891 No
Aug 1, 2015 Paie, I. [S. 51776] Malaysia K001045446 No
Jan 1, 2013 Wardi et al. [BOHK 437] Indonesia K000734571 No
Sep 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [6048] Brazil K000054248 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Sucre, D. et.al., Braga, P.I.S., Guimaraes [3079 796] Brazil K000217906 No
Apr 1, 2009 Sumbing Jimpin [139506] Malaysia K000610487 No
Jan 1, 2009 Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Sasaki, D.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Pena, E.M.; Leite, R.A.; Piva, J. [1462] Brazil K000579640 Yes
Oct 1, 2008 Lehmann, F.C. [4888] Colombia K000634182 Type Yes
Oct 1, 2008 Lehmann, F.C. [4888] Colombia K000634181 Type Yes
Feb 1, 2008 Takeuchi, W. [16724] Papua New Guinea K000512313 No
Feb 1, 2008 Ambriansyah, A., et al. [3056] Indonesia K000512314 No
Sep 6, 1997 Hartweg, K.T. [1111] Colombia K001297295 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Froes, R. [1806] Brazil K000054260 No
Jan 1, 1997 Lobo, M.G.; Taylor, E.L.; Rosa, N.A.; Santos, M.R.; Silva, J.B.; Rebbeck, T. [343] Brazil K000054262 No
Feb 1, 1988 Williams, R.S. [207] Bolivia K000500155 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1988 Gardner [3271] Brazil K000958144 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1988 Gardner [3271] Brazil K000958145 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1988 Gardner [3271] Brazil K000958143 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Gardner [483] Brazil K000958146 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Gardner [483] Brazil K000958147 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Tweedie [1189] Argentina K000500213 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Bolland, G. [29] Brazil K000054252 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Spruce, R. [458] Brazil K001062014 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Hartweg, K.T. [1111] Colombia K001297294 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Allen, C. [843] Colombia K001483331 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Spruce, R. [983] Brazil K001062015 Yes
s.coll. [33276] New Caledonia K003179235 Yes
Millar, A.N.; Vandenberg, J. [NGF48506] Papua New Guinea K003179229 Yes
Curry, P. [880] Vanuatu K003179238 Yes
Hunt, P.F. [2012] Solomon Islands K003179231 Yes
Degener, O. [15084] Fiji K003179246 Yes
Smith, A.C. [4009] Fiji K003179245 Yes
Cuatrecasas, J.; Llano, M. [24064] Colombia K001483325 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [4502] Brazil K000054261 No
Bryan, E.H. (Jr.) [605] Fiji K003179249 Yes
Mckee, H.S. [RSNG24077] Vanuatu K003179234 Yes
Christophersen, E.; Hume, E.P. [s.n.] Samoa K003179256 Yes
Mitchell, B.A. [92] Australia K003179258 Yes
Balslev, H.; Sutjaritjai, N.; Chamchumroon, V.; Eiserhardt, W.; Eiserhardt, S.; Sumanon, P.; Panyadee, P.; Kladwong, P.; Pakinamhang, B. [9962] Thailand K001639938 No
Curry, P. [652] Vanuatu K003179237 Yes
Bristol, M.L. [2066] Samoa K003179257 Yes
Greenwood, E.W. [94] Fiji K003179242 Yes
Brown, S.; E.K. [s.n.] Samoa K003179252 Yes
Rusby, H.H. [1648] Bolivia K000634170 Isosyntype Yes
Whistler, W.A. [W5189] Cook Islands K003179239 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7226] Fiji K003179247 Yes
Waterhouse, B.M.; Zeimer, O. [BMW4882] Australia K003179224 Yes
Bryan, E.H. (Jr.) [95] Samoa K003179255 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [11434] Samoa K003179250 Yes
[Charles H Krumles] [s.n.] Fiji K003179241 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [4572] Brazil K000925785 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP4185] Solomon Islands K003179232 Yes
Brown, S.; E.K. [s.n.] Samoa K003179253 Yes
Greenwood, W. [94] Fiji K003179243 Yes
Froes, R. [11522] Brazil K000054255 Yes
Luttrell, C. [185] Cook Islands K003179236 Yes
Brown, S.; E.K. [s.n.] Samoa K003179254 Yes
Gafui; collectors [BSIP12987] Solomon Islands K003179230 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [43431] Guam K003179240 Yes
Schodde, R.; Craven, L. [3583] Papua New Guinea K003179233 Yes
[Stuart Brown]; E.K. [s.n.] Samoa K003179251 Yes
Gillespie, J.W. [2077] Fiji K003179248 Yes
n/a K001409037 Yes
n/a K001483322 Yes
Colombia K001483323 Yes
Colombia K001483324 Yes
Colombia K001483326 Yes
Colombia K001483327 Yes
Colombia K001483328 Yes
Colombia K001483329 Yes
Colombia K001483330 Yes
Colombia K001483332 Yes
Colombia K001483333 Yes
Ecuador K001483334 Yes
Ecuador K001483335 Yes
Ecuador K001483336 Yes
Ecuador K001483337 Yes
Ecuador K001483338 Yes
Ecuador K001483339 Yes
Ecuador K001483340 Yes
Ecuador K001483341 Yes
Ecuador K001483342 Yes
Ecuador K001483343 Yes
Ecuador K001483344 Yes
Ecuador K001483345 Yes
Ecuador K001483346 Yes
Panama K001483347 Yes
Panama K001483348 Yes
Panama K001483349 Yes
Peru K001483350 Yes
Peru K001483351 Yes
Peru K001483352 Yes
Peru K001483353 Yes
Peru K001483354 Yes
Peru K001483355 Yes
Venezuela K001483356 Yes
Venezuela K001483357 Yes
Venezuela K001483358 Yes
Venezuela K001483359 Yes
Venezuela K001483360 Yes
Peru K001483361 Yes
Peru K001483362 Yes
Peru K001483363 Yes
Peru K001483364 Yes
Peru K001483365 Yes
Peru K001483366 Yes
Peru K001483367 Yes
Peru K001483368 Yes
Peru K001483369 Yes
Peru K001483370 Yes
Peru K001483371 Yes
Peru K001483372 Yes
Peru K001483373 Yes
Peru K001483374 Yes
Claussen [s.n.] Brazil Mikania scandens var. subcymosa K000925930 Yes
Warming, E. [s.n.] Brazil Mikania scandens var. subcymosa K000925931 Yes
Martius [775] Brazil Mikania scandens var. umbellifera K000925921 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil Mikania scandens var. umbellifera K000925925 Yes
Martius [775] Brazil Mikania scandens var. umbellifera K000925922 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Mikania scandens var. umbellifera K000925926 Yes
Glaziou, A. [15131] Brazil Mikania scandens var. umbellifera K000925920 Yes
Riedel [560] Brazil Mikania scandens var. umbellifera K000925927 Yes
Brooks, R.R.; Reeves, R.D.; Ferreira, H.D. [s.n.] Brazil Mikania scandens var. umbellifera K000925924 Yes
s.coll. [310] Brazil Mikania scandens var. umbellifera K000925923 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

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    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • 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

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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