Elephantopus scaber

Elephantopus scaber

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: Vernonioideae
Tribus: Vernonieae
Subtribus: Elephantopinae
Genus: Elephantopus
Species: Elephantopus scaber
Varietas: E. s. var. argenteus – E. s. var. plurisetus

Name

Elephantopus scaber L., 1753

Synonyms

• Asterocephalus cochinchinensis Spreng.
• Scabiosa cochinchinensis Lour.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Asie Java, Sri Lanka, India (throughout), Burma (Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Shan, Yangon), Bhutan, Darjeeling, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, peninsular Malaysia, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Ryukyu Isl., Andamans (North Andamans, Middle Andamans, South Andamans, Little Andaman Isl.), Nicobars (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobars, Central Nicobars, Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 814. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Elephantopus scaber. 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 May 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Elephantopus scaber. Published online. Accessed: May 29 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Elephantopus scaber in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 May 29.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Elephantopus scaber. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Elephantopus scaber in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2007-10-06.

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