Ambrosia cumanensis

Ambrosia cumanensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Ambrosiinae
Genus: Ambrosia
Species: Ambrosia cumanensis

Name

Ambrosia cumanensis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 216 (1818).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ambrosia paniculata var. cumanensis (Kunth) O.E.Schulz, Symb. Antill. 7: 86 (1911).
• Heterotypic
  • Ambrosia peruviana Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 377 (1805), nom. illeg.
  • Ambrosia orobanchifera Meyen, Reise Erde 1: 444 (1834).
  • Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. trinitensis Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 370 (1861).
  • Ambrosia paniculata f. dissecta O.E.Schulz, Symb. Antill. 7: 87 (1911).
  • Ambrosia paniculata f. litoralis O.E.Schulz, Symb. Antill. 7: 87 (1911).
  • Ambrosia paniculata var. peruviana O.E.Schulz, Symb. Antill. 7: 87 (1911).

Homonyms

• Ambrosia peruviana DC. = Ambrosia psilostachya DC.
• Ambrosia peruviana All. = This name is unplaced

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil North. Regional: Southern South America Chile North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S. 1820. Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt. Tomus 4 (quarto ed.). 312 pp., tt. 301–412. N. Maze, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page.  4: 216 [folio]. (1818).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ambrosia cumanensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Ambrosia cumanensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ambrosia cumanensis. Published online. Accessed: 7 Dec 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ambrosia cumanensis. Accessed: 7 Dec 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ambrosia cumanensis. Accessed: 2023 Dec 7.

Vernacular names

العربية: دمسيسة بيروفية
English: Peruvian ragweed ا
Kreyòl ayisyen: Absent anglè
中文: 秘鲁豚草

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