Austroeupatorium
Austroeupatorium inulifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
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 is a highly invasive species in the Knuckles Range in Sri Lanka.[5][6] 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]

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

References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tsai-Wen Hsu, Ching-I Peng & 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. 1 2 3 "Austroeupatorium inulifolium". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).
  5. ↑ Lalith Gunasekera (December 2012). "Suddha is a silence destroyer of the Knuckles Mountain range in Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Guardian. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ Lalith Gunasekera (October 2012). "Invaders In Knuckles Mountain Range". Retrieved April 16, 2018.


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