Asteraceae
Elephantopus

Elephantopus mollis Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 20 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as a medicine 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, 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:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Ivory Coast, Malaya, Mali, Marianas, Marquesas, Nansei-shoto, New South Wales, Nigeria, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Society Is., Sudan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia, 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.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • 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].
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • 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.
  • Robinson, H. & Funk, V. (2018). 190(1). Compositae-Vernonieae. Flora of Ecuador 94: 1-128. Gothenburg University.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • St. John, H. (1988). Census of the Flora of the Gambier islands, Polynesia. Pacific Plant Studies 43: 1-34.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.

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

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Nov. Gen. & Sp. Pl. 4: 26 (1820)
  • Philipson in J. Bot. 76: 303-304 (1938).

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • 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's Economic Botany collection in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org/2016/

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.
  • 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].
  • Hallé, N. (1980). Les Orchidees de Tubuai (archipel des Australes, Sud Polynesie), suivies d'un catalogue des plantes a fleurs et fougeres des iles Australes. Cahiers de l'Indo-Pacifique 2(3): 69-130.
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • 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.
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  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.J. Scott in Fl. Masc. 109: 25, t. 5 (1993).
  • C. Jeffrey in Kew Bulletin 43: 273 (1988).
  • C.D. Adams in Flora of West Tropical Africa ed. 2, 2: 269, fig. 258 (1963).
  • G.V. Pope in Flora Zambesiaca 6: 188 (1992).
  • Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol. 4: 20 (1818).
  • Lisowski in Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 37: 281 (1992).
  • Philipson in Journal of Botany 76: 303 (1938).

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2015 Du, N.V., et al. [HNK 2558] Vietnam K001045448 Yes
Jul 1, 2012 Burchell [759] Brazil K000955297 Yes
Jun 1, 2012 Traill, J.W.H. [456] Brazil K000955299 Yes
Jun 1, 2012 Burchell, W.J. [7942] Brazil K000955296 Yes
Jun 1, 2012 Burchell, W.J. [4410] Brazil K000955298 Yes
Jun 1, 2012 Riedel [453] Brazil K000955293 Yes
Jun 1, 2012 Riedel [483] Brazil K000955294 Yes
Jun 1, 2012 Burchell, W.J. [1766] Brazil K000955295 Yes
Jun 1, 2012 Burchell, W.J. [9261] Brazil K000955300 Yes
Jun 1, 2012 Burchell, W.J. [8695] Brazil K000955291 Yes
Apr 1, 2010 Gardner, G. [2209] Brazil K000054166 Paratype Yes
Apr 1, 2010 [Martius] [136] Brazil K000677901 Syntype Yes
Apr 1, 2010 Gardner [3805] Brazil K000873816 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 2010 [Martius] [136] Brazil K000677902 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Lim, C.L. [65693] Malaysia K000705406 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Chew, M.Y. [60225] Malaysia K000705404 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Chew, M.Y. [60165] Malaysia K000705407 No
Apr 1, 2009 Kulip, J., et al. [140650] Malaysia K000610481 Yes
Nov 1, 2008 Cheek, M. [13500] Cameroon K000008197 No
Feb 1, 2008 Jones, B.L. [79] Malaysia K000512323 Yes
Feb 1, 2008 Jones, B.L. [20] Malaysia K000512324 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Pollard, B.J. [604] Cameroon K000746101 No
Jan 1, 2004 Ghogue, J.-P. [1063] Cameroon K000746102 No
Jul 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9079] Cameroon K000108649 No
Jul 1, 2001 Gosline, G. [168] Cameroon K000108648 No
Jul 1, 2001 Ghogue, J.-P. [27] Cameroon K000108650 No
Jan 1, 2001 Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [16063] Brazil K000989704 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Henry, A. [8746] China K001691291 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Oldham, R. [236] Taiwan K002577847 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Schlieben, H.J. [11650] Seychelles K001790108 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Schlieben, H.J. [11650] Seychelles K002538942 No
Jan 1, 2001 Hostmann [488] K001790109 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [4034] Brazil K000989697 Yes
Dec 1, 1996 Hind, D.J.N.; Harley, R.M.; Funch, L.; Bautista, H.P. [PCD3105] Brazil K000069373 No
Jul 1, 1996 Hind, D.J.N.; Bautista, H.P.; Harley, R.M.; Smith, S. [PCD3690] Brazil K000069372 No
Oct 1, 1995 Rodríguez, A. [422] Costa Rica K001905376 No
Sep 1, 1995 Ganev, W. [3239] Brazil K000069379 No
Aug 1, 1992 Ganev, W. [75] Brazil K000069378 No
Jan 1, 1983 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9893] Brazil K000989698 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Mori, S.A.; Boom, B.M. [14326] Brazil K000069376 No
Jan 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [20188] Brazil K000069377 No
Jan 1, 1976 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8980] Cameroon K000050952 No
Jan 1, 1971 Bernoulli; Cario [1378] Guatemala K002539082 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Fendler, A. [163] Panama K002539168 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K001790117 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Muller, F. [877] K002539172 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Burchell, W.J. [9822] Brazil K000955301 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 s.coll. [s.n.] Guadeloupe K001790116 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Heyde; Lux [4229] Guatemala K001691289 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Bernoulli; Cario [1572] Guatemala K002539081 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Samuels, J.A. [101] Suriname K000497144 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Chevalier, A.J.B. [2817] Mali K000391805 No
Jan 1, 1971 Gardner [3805] Brazil K000497151 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Gardner, G. [1737] Brazil K000054159 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Gardner, G. [1737] Brazil K000054160 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Poiteau [s.n.] French Guiana K000497152 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Glaziou, A.F.M. [13984] Brazil K000989700 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Sintenis, P. [282] Puerto Rico K000634194 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Godfrey; Bolland [s.n.] Brazil K000497147 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Irwin, H.S.; Grear Jr, J.W.; Souza, R.; dosSantos, R.R. [14737] Brazil K000069380 No
Jan 1, 1960 Reitz, R.; Klein, R.M. [8264] Brazil K000989702 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Irwin, H.S. [48662] Brazil K000989699 Yes
Jan 1, 1939 Burchell [7093] Brazil K000955302 Yes
Jan 1, 1939 Burchell, J. [3906] Brazil K000955292 Yes
Jan 1, 1939 Burchell, W.J. [2164] Brazil K000955290 Yes
Jan 1, 1939 Nicholson [S.N.] Antigua and Barbuda K000634193 Type Yes
Sep 1, 1931 Krukoff, B.A. [1162] Brazil K000989703 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [456] Suriname K000497146 Type Yes
Sukhorukov, A. [719] Grenada K001569312 Yes
s.coll. [295] Brazil K002539268 No
Martii [136] Brazil K000497150 Type Yes
Maitland, T.D. [128] Cameroon K000050954 No
Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K002539265 No
Blanchet, J.S. [s.n.] Brazil K000069375 No
Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Harter, F.P.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S. [13546] Brazil K002539254 No
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K002539260 No
Sequeira, V. [1] Sao Tome and Principe K002539253 No
Cardiel, J.M. ; Watkiss, E. [61] Bolivia K001569291 Yes
Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000069374 No
Winkler, H.J.P. [676] Cameroon K000050956 Yes
Trinta, Z.A.; Fromm, E. [1782] Brazil K002539264 No
Irwin, H.S.; Harley, R.M.; Smith, G.L. [31741] Brazil K002539250 No
Olorunfemi, J. [30549] Cameroon K000050958 No
Hostmann [875] Suriname K000497145 Type Yes
{Reitz; Klein} [9538] Brazil K002539271 No
Tweedie, J. [s.n.] Brazil K000989695 Yes
Blanchet, J.S. [s.n.] Brazil K000054158 No
Irwin, H.S. [2287] Brazil K002539251 No
Pabst, G.F.J.; Emmerich, M. [5322] Brazil K002539262 No
Pabst, G.F.J.; Emmerich, M. [5322] Brazil K002539261 No
Imray [370] Dominica K000497159 Isosyntype Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000989693 Yes
Sequeira, V. [1] Sao Tome and Principe K002539252 No
Olorunfemi, J. [30549] Cameroon K000050959 No
Purdie [s.n.] Brazil K001790131 Yes
Adebusuyi, J.K. [FHI 44029] Cameroon K000050957 Yes
Anderson, W.R. [9482] Brazil K002539249 No
Neto, J.V. [s.n.] Brazil K002539266 No
Martii [136] Brazil K000497148 Type Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H., de [28] Brazil K000989696 Yes
Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K000989701 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [263] Brazil K002539263 No
Sello [s.n.] Brazil K000989694 Yes
Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000069381 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [61] Cameroon K000050955 No
Hill, S.R.; et al. [13082] Brazil K002539258 No
Todzia, C.; Zarucchi, J.L.; Hill, S.R.; Nelson, B.W.; Cid, C.A.; Guedes, J.; Lima dos Santos, J. [2313] Brazil K002539259 No
Coll. Nat. d'Agric. de Dschang [1860] Cameroon K000050950 No
Philcox, D.; Onishi, E. [4337] Brazil K000989705 Yes
Loeuille, B.; Brazolin, S.; Borges, L.M.; Santos, M.F.; Rodrigues, R.R. [140] Brazil K002539269 No
Calderon, C.E.; Monteiro, O.P.; Guedes, J. [2794] Brazil K002539272 No
Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Grear, J.W.; Reis dos Santos, R. [17743] Brazil K002539248 No
{Pires, J.M.; Wm. Rodrigues ;Irvine, G.C.} [51429] Brazil K002539255 No
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coêlho, D.F. [14366] Brazil K002539256 No
Miguel, I.G. [15] Brazil K002539267 No
Maitland, T.D. [249] Cameroon K000050953 No
{Reitz; Klein} [12599] Brazil K002539270 No
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coêlho, D.F. [14115] Brazil K002539257 No
Schomburgk [18] Guyana Elephantopus carolinianus K002539238 Yes
S.coll. Elephantopus carolinianus K001770284 Yes
Jan 1, 1939 S.coll. [2832] Guyana Elephantopus pilosus K002539292 Yes

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