Dysphania anthelmintica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Chenopodioideae
Tribus: Dysphanieae
Genus: Dysphania
Sectio: Dysphania sect. Adenois
Species: Dysphania anthelmintica

Name

Dysphania anthelmintica (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants, Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 59(4): 382. (2002)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Chenopodium anthelminticum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 220. (1753)
  - Typus: "Habitat in Pensylvania, Bonaria". Lectotype (designated by: Reveal, J.L. & C.E. Jarvis 2009. Taxon 58(3): 978.): LINN: LINN 313.15.
Homotypic
- Ambrina ambrosioides var. anthelmintica (L.) Moldenke, Phytologia 1: 274. (1938)
- Ambrina anthelmintica (L.) Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. (Spach) 5: 298. (1836)
- Agathophytum anthelminticum (L.) Peterm., Pflanzenreich [Petermann] ed. 1: 746. (1841-45)
- Atriplex anthelmintica (L.) Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 207. (1766)
- Botrys anthelmintica (L.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 275. (1914)
- Chenopodium ambrosioides var. anthelminticum (L.) A.Gray, Manual (Gray), ed. 2 364. (1856)
- Chenopodium ambrosioides var. anthelminticum (L.) Aellen, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 35. (1929) (comb. superfl.)
- Dysphania ambrosioides var. anthelmintica (L.) Stace, Edinburgh J. Bot. 76(2): 179 (2018).
- Orthosporum anthelminticum (L.) Kostel., Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 4: 1433. (1835)
- Roubieva anthelmintica (L.) Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 387. (1840)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
- South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
- Mexico
  - Mexico
Southern America
- Caribbean
  - Bermuda

naturalized elsewhere

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Aellen, P. 1929. Beitrag zur Systematik der Chenopodium-Arten Amerikas, vorwiegend auf Grund der Sammlung des United States National Museum in Washington, D.C. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 26: [Part I:] (1–6): 31–64 DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19290260108 Biblioteca Digital [Part II:] (7–15): 119–160. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19290260703 Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Crantz, H.I.N. 1766. Institutiones rei herbariae juxta nutum naturae digestae ex habitu. Tomus I. LVI+592 pp. Impensis Ioannis Pauli Kraus, Vienna. Biblioteca Digital Internet Archive Reference page.
Gray, A. 1856. A Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States. Second Edition. New York: George P. Putnam & Co. BHL Reference page.
Hooker, W.J. & Arnott, G.A.W. 1830–1841. The Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage. [10 parts: 1, pp. 1–48 (1830); 2, pp. 49–96 (1832); 3, pp. 97–144 (1832); 4, pp. 145–192 (1833); 5, pp. 193–240 (1837); 6, pp. 241–288 (1838); 7, pp. 289–336 (1838); 8, pp. 337–384 (1839); 9, pp. 385–432 (1840); 10, pp. 433–485 (1841)], London, H. G. Bohn. BHL Reference page.
Kosteletzky, V.F. 1835. Allgemeine Medizinisch-Pharmazeutische Flora. 4. Band. Prag: Borrosch und André. Hathitrust Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 220. Reference page.
Moldenke, H.N. 1938. Studies of New and Noteworthy Tropical American Plants-- III. Phytologia 1(8): 273–284. BHL Reference page.
Mosyakin, S.L. & Clemants, S.E. 2002. New nomenclatural combinations in Dysphania R.Br. (Chenopodiaceae): taxa occurring in North America. Ukrayins'kyi Botanicnyi Zhurnal 59(4): 380–385. Reference page.
Nieuwland, J.A. 1914. Notes on our local plants. - VI. American Midland Naturalist 3: 274–283. BHL Reference page.
Petermann, W.L. 1838–1845. Das Pflanzenreich: in vollständigen Beschreibungen aller wichtigen Gewächse dargestellt, nach dem natürlichen Systeme geordnet, und durch naturgetreue Abbildungen erläutert. Leipzig; Eduard Eisenach. Hathitrust Reference page.
Spach, É. 1836. Histoire Naturelle des Végétaux. Phanérogames. Tome 5. 524 pp. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Uotila, P., Sukhorukov, A.P., Bobon, N., McDonald, J., Krinitsina, A.A. & Kadereit, G. 2021. Phylogeny, biogeography and systematics of Dysphanieae (Amaranthaceae). Taxon 70(3): 526–551. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12458 Reference page.
Clemants, S.E. & Mosyakin, S.L. 2003.
eFloras 2008. Dysphania anthelmintica in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Dysphania anthelmintica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Dysphania anthelmintica. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 20 2016.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Dysphania anthelmintica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 13. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Dysphania anthelmintica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct. 2021.
Vernacular names at MMPND accessed 02 January 2012

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Wurmsamen-Drüsengänsefuß, Amerikanisches Wurmkraut
English: American wormseed, Wormseed
español: Lombricera
français: Ansérine vermifuge, Chénopode anthelmintique
magyar: Mirhafű
日本語: アメリカアリタソウ Amerika aritasou, アメリカンウォームシード Amerikan voomushiido
Nederlands: Amerikaans wormzaad, Ganzevoet, Wormdrijvende
português: Erva-de-santa-maria, Lombrigueira

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