Melampodium divaricatum

Melampodium divaricatum

Melampodium divaricatum

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: Millerieae
Subtribus: Melampodiinae
Genus: Melampodium
Species: Melampodium divaricatum

Name

Melampodium divaricatum (Rich.) DC., Prodr. 5: 520 (1836).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Dysodium divaricatum Rich. in Pers., Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2(2): 489 (1807). – non Dysodium divaricatum hort. ex DC., Prodr. 5: 520 (1836), nom. inval. pro syn.
• Homotypic
  • Eleutheranthera divaricata (Rich.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 1(1): 53 (1895).
• Heterotypic
  • Wedelia ovatifolia Willd., Enum. Pl. Suppl.: 61 (1813), nom. nud.
  • Alcina ovatifolia J.Jacq., Ecl. Pl. Rar. 1: 115(–116), t. 78 (1815).
  • Wedelia minor hort. ex Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn. 2: 855 (1815).
  • Alcina ovalifolia Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl. [Lagasca]: 32 (1816).
  • Melampodium paludosum Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (folio ed.) 4(17): 215 (1820) [1818]. – Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 4(17): 273(–274) (1820).
  • Melampodium ovatifolium (J.Jacq.) Rchb., Iconogr. Bot. Exot. 1: 30, t. 42 (1824), nom. superfl.
  • Melampodium berteroanum Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 619 (1826). (as Berterianum)
  • Dysodium radiatum Desf., Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3 (Cat. Pl. Horti Paris.): 182. (Mar) 1829, nom. nud.
  • Alcina minor Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 59: 243(–244) (1829).
  • Dysodium radiatum Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 59: 244. (Jun) 1829, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Melampodium pumilum Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 64(–65) (1840).
  • Melampodium tenellum var. flaccidum Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 115 (1844) [1845].
  • Melampodium divaricatum var. macranthum Schltdl., Linnaea 24(2): 198 (1851).
  • Melampodium flaccidum (Benth.) Benth. in Oerst., Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1852(5–7): 86 (1852) [1853].
  • Melampodium copiosum Klatt, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8(1): 41(–42) (1886).
  • Melampodium panamense Klatt, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8(1): 42 (1886).
  • Spilanthes guatemalensis Vatke ex Donn.Sm., Enum. Pl. Guatem. 1: 23 (1889), nom. nud. (as Spilanthes Guatemalensis)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1836. Trib. IV. Senecionideae. Pp. 497–695 in Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 5, Sistens Calycereas et Compositarum tribus priores. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bentham, G. 1839–1857. Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis mexicanas adjectis nonnullis Grahamianis enumerat novasque describit Georgius Bentham. 393 pp. Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 
• Bentham, G. 1844–1846. The botany of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B., F.R.G.S, etc. during the years 1836–42. 195 pp., 60 tt. Smith, Elder and Co., London. BHL Reference page. 
• Klatt, F.W. 1886. Plantae Lehmannianae in Guatemala, Costarica et Columbia collectae. Compositae. Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 8: 32–52. BHL Reference page. 
• Kunth, C.S. 1818 ["1820"]. Sectio V. Heliantheae. Pp. 156–235, tt. 370–411 in Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S., Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt, Tomus 4 (folio ed.). N. Maze, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. e-rara.ch Reference page. 
• Kunth, C.S. 1820. Sectio V. Heliantheae. Pp. 199–299, tt. 370–411 in Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S., 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.). N. Maze, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 
• Lagasca, M. 1816. Genera et species plantarum, quae aut novae sunt, aut nondum recte cognoscuntur. VII + 35 pp., 2 tt. Ex Typographia Regia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Millspaugh, C.F. 1895. Contribution to the flora of Yucatan. Publications of the Field Columbian Museum. Botanical series 1: 1–56, I–VII, tt. I–IV. BHL Reference page. 
• Persoon, C.H. 1806–1807. Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars secunda. 657 pp. Apud Bibliopolas Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J. G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Sprengel, C. 1826. Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta. Vol. III: Classis 16–23. 936 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page. 
• Aristeguieta, L. 1964. Compositae. In Lasser (ed.), Flora de Venezuela, Vol. X(1&2). 941 pp. Instituto Botánico, Dirección de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría, Caracas. Reference page. 
• Díaz-Piedrahita, S. & Garzía Yanes, F. 2009. Flora de la Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reyno de Granada (1783–1816) promovida y dirigida por José Celestino Mutis. Tomo XLVIII: Asteráceas, tribu Heliantheae. XI+120 pp., 81 tt. Ediciones Cultura Hispánica, Madrid. ISBN 978-84-8347-101-2. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Robinson, H. & Funk, V.A. 2012. Asteraceae. In Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T., Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 89–142. BHL Reference page. 
• Stuessy, T.F. 1972. Revision of the genus Melampodium (Compositae: Heliantheae). Rhodora 74(797): 1–70 JSTOR BHL, (798): 161–219 JSTOR BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Melampodium divaricatum. Published online. Accessed: 09 May 2018.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Melampodium divaricatum.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melampodium divaricatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2018-05-09.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Melampodium divaricatum. 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 09. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2702893. 08. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: May 2018 2702893.
• Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Melampodium divaricatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 May 2018.
• Melampodium divaricatum in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 09 May 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Melampodium divaricatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 May 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Melampodium divaricatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 May 2018.
• Melampodium divaricatum in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 09 May 2018.

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