Austroeupatorium

Austroeupatorium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Austroeupatorium
R.M. King & H. Rob.
Synonyms[1]

Eupatorium sect. Austroeupatorium (R.M.King & H.Rob.) Cabrera

Austroeupatorium is a genus of plants native primarily to South America, including herbaceous perennials and shrubs.[2] The native range is focused on eastern South America[3] and extends as far north as Panama and Trinidad and as far west as Bolivia.[2]

Species

The species A. inulifolium is native to South America, from Panama to Argentina. It has been introduced to Sri Lanka,[2] Indonesia,[2][4] Taiwan,[2][4] the Philippines,[4] and Sumatra.[2] It can be either a herbaceous perennial or a shrub and can grow up to two meters tall. It particularly colonizes disturbed areas such as roadsides and fields prepared for planting.[2] It has potential use as a medicinal plant, showing anti-malaria activity.[5]

accepted species[1]
  1. Austroeupatorium albescens (Gardner) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Goiás, Brazilia
  2. Austroeupatorium apensis (Chodat) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraguay, southern Brazil
  3. Austroeupatorium chaparense (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia
  4. Austroeupatorium cordato-acuminatum H.Rob. - Brazil
  5. Austroeupatorium decemflorum (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
  6. Austroeupatorium entreriense (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Uruguay
  7. Austroeupatorium inulaefolium (Kunth) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay
  8. Austroeupatorium laetevirens (Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraguay, southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina
  9. Austroeupatorium morii R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bahia, Espirito Santo
  10. Austroeupatorium neglectum (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Espirito Santo, Paraná, Minas Gerais, São Paulo
  11. Austroeupatorium patens (D.Don ex Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Chile
  12. Austroeupatorium paulinum (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Amazonas
  13. Austroeupatorium petrophilum (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Rio de Janeiro
  14. Austroeupatorium picturatum (Malme) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraná, Santa Catarina, northeastern Argentina
  15. Austroeupatorium rosmarinaceum (Cabrera & Vittet) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul
  16. Austroeupatorium silphiifolium (Mart.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia, Paraguay, Bahia, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Brazilia, Goiás

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Tsai-Wen Hsu, Ching-I Peng and Chiu-Mei Wang (2006). "Austroeupatorium inulifolium (Kunth) King & Robinson (Asteraceae), a Newly Naturalized Plant in Taiwan". Taiwania 51 (1): 41–45.
  3. ↑ "7. Austroeupatorium R. King & H. Robinson". Árboles y arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Austroeupatorium inulifolium". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).
  5. ↑ Blair, S; Mesa, J; Correa, A; Carmona-Fonseca, J; Granados, H; Sáez, J (Jun 2002). "Antimalarial activity of neurolenin B and derivates of Eupatorium inulaefolium (Asteraceae).". Die Pharmazie 57 (6): 413–5. ISSN 0031-7144. PMID 12116880.