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452.0000 Family Asteraceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 55 (1822)
1620 genera, ca. 29.000 spp. (35.000 spp. incl. microspecies). Systematics taken mostly from Funk et al. (2009, 2020) and Zuntini et al. (2024). Barnadesioideae (so far treated as most basal member of Asteraceae) might be a separate family, more related to Calyceraceae.
Species listed in database: 35263; hybrids: 678
= Acarnaceae Link; (1829)
= Ambrosiaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820), nom. cons.
= Anthemidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Aposeridaceae Raf.; New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 106 (1838)
= Arctotaceae Bessey; Univ. Stud. Nebraska 14: 107 (1914)
= Arctotidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Artemisiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 48 (1820)
= Athanasiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 56 (1820)
= Calendulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Carduaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Carlinaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Centaureaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Cichoriaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 168 (1789), nom. cons.
= Cnicaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 297 (1818)
= Compositae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 538 (1792), nom. cons.
= Coreopsidaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 768 (1829)
= Cynaraceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 926, 931, 1094, 1111 (1835)
= Echinopaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Eupatoriaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 253 (1820)
= Gnaphaliaceae Link ex F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 46 (1830)
= Grindeliaceae Rchb. ex A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 2: 330 (1907)
= Heleniaceae Raf.; Cincinnati Lit. Gaz. 2: 28 (1824)
= Helianthaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Helichrysaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 712 (1829)
= Inulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Ivaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 1: 31 (1837)
= Lactucaceae Drude; Handb. Bot. 3(2): 369 (1886)
= Lapsanaceae Martinov; (1820)
= Madiaceae A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 2: 332 (1907)
= Matricariaceae Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 400 (1845)
= Mutisiaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 934, 935, 1094, 1111 (1835)
= Nassauviaceae Burmeist.; Handb. Naturgesch. 290 (1836)
= Partheniaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 816 (1829)
= Perdiciaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 728 (1829)
= Picridaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 482 (1820)
= Santolinaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 560 (1820)
= Senecionaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Serratulaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 577 (1820)
= Tanacetaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 298 (1818)
= Tussilagaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Vernoniaceae Burmeist.; Handb. Naturgesch. 296 (1836)
= Xanthiaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 298 (1818)
= Xeranthemaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 498 (1843)
452.9131 Genus Calea L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 2179 (1763)
Distribution: Tropical America. The genus has been dismantled by Pruski (2023)
Species listed in database: 104; hybrids: 2
= Amphicalea (DC.) Gardner; London J. Bot. 7: 411 (1848)
= Aschenbornia S.Schauer; Linnaea 19: 716 (1847)
= Caleacte R.Br.; Observ. Compositae 109 (1817)
= Geissopappus Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 44 (1840)
= Leontophthalmum Willd.; Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1: 140 (1807)
= Mocinna Lag.; Gen. Sp. Pl. [Lagasca] 31 (1816)
= Schomburgkia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 7(1): 293 (1838), nom. illeg., as ´Schomburghia´
= Stenophyllum Sch.Bip. ex Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 391 (1873)
= Trinchinettia Endl.; Gen. Pl. [Endlicher], Suppl. 1: 1383 (1841), nom. superfl.
= Tyleropappus Greenm.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 486 (1931)
species :
Calea abelioides S.F.Blake; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 488 (1931)
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá, Meta); Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Calea angosturana Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 56 (1894)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Quindío, Risaralda, Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Calea angusta S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 258 (1930), nom. nov.
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Sergipe); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ageratum angustifolium (Spreng.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 446 (1826)
= Bahia angustifolia (Spreng.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 656 (1836)
= Calea angustifolia (Spreng.) Sch.Bip. ex Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 256 (1882)
= Galinsoga angustifolia Spreng.; Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. [Sprengel] 2: 138 (1821)
= Trichophyllum angustifolium (Spreng.) Less.; Linnaea 6: 519 (1831)
species :
Calea anomala Hassl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 7: 356 (1909)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
83 BOL 84 BRA
species :
Calea bahiensis (Mattf.) H.Rob.; Phytologia 32(5): 428 (1975)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Geissopappus bahiensis Mattf.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 390 (1925)
species :
Calea berteriana DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 672 (1836)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Meta, Norte de Santander, Santander, Tolima); Venezuela (Anzoategui, Barinas, Bolívar, Falcon, Lara, Merida, Trujillo, Zulia)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea collina Klatt; Leopoldina 20: 95 (1884)
= Calea holtonii Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 156 (1920)
= Calea ottonis Sch.Bip. ex Knuth; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 43: 725 (1928), nomen
species :
Calea bishopii H.Rob.; Phytologia 49(1): 10 (1981)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Calea breviflora V.R.Bueno & M.S.Silva; Phytotaxa 682(1): 93 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Maranhão)
84 BRA
species :
Calea bucaramangensis Pruski & Urbatsch; Syst. Bot. 8(1): 93 (1983)
Distribution: Colombia (Santander)
82 CLM
species :
Calea caleoides (DC.) H.Rob.; Phytologia 32(5): 428 (1975)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana; Surinam
82 GUY SUR VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Geissopappus caleoides (DC.) Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 44 (1840)
= Schomburgkia caleoides DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 7: 294 (1838)
= Trinchinettia caleoides (DC.) Endl. ex Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 180 (1847)
species :
Calea candolleana (Gardner) Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 256 (1884)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea crenata Sch.Bip. ex Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 256 (1882)
= Meyeria candolleana Gardner; London J. Bot. 7: 414 (1848)
= Wedelia oblongifolia Pohl ex Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 256 (1882)
species :
Calea clausseniana Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 265 (1882)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
species :
Calea colombiana Gand.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 39 (1918)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Cundinamarca, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Calea coriacea DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 675 (1836)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
83 BOL PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea robusta Britton; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 151 (1892)
species :
Calea coridifolia Pruski; Phytoneuron 2011-52: 1 (-3; figs. 1-2) (2011)
Distribution: S-Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Calea coronopifolia Sch.Bip. ex Krasch.; Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 4: 53 (1923)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Calea crassifolia Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 256 (1947)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
species :
Calea crocinervosa Wussow, Urbatsch & G.A.Sullivan; Syst. Bot. 10(3): 247 (1985)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Calea dalyi Pruski & Urbatsch; Brittonia 39(2): 201 (1987)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea woodii Pozo & D.J.N.Hind; Kew Bull. 68(3): 511 (2013)
species :
Calea diffusa Pruski; Phytoneuron 2013-72: 11 (2013)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Calea divaricata Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 44 (1840)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana
82 GUY VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea divaricata var. diffusa Maguire & Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 371 (1957)
= Calea suffruticosa Maguire & Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 149 (1953)
species :
Calea elongata (Gardner) Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 255 (1882)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea scaberrima Sch.Bip. ex Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 255 (1882)
= Meyeria elongata Gardner; London J. Bot. 7: 415 (1848)
= Wedelia scaberrima Pohl ex Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 255 (1882)
species :
Calea ferruginea Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 261 (1884)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Remarks: subgen. Teucriifoliae
species :
Calea fluviatilis S.F.Blake; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 22: 385 (1932)
Distribution: Belize
80 BLZ
species :
Calea gardneriana Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 255 (1882)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins, Maranhao); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Meyeria angustifolia Gardner; London J. Bot. 7: 414 (1848)
species :
Calea gargantae Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 9: 234 (1954)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Calea gentianoides DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 672 (1836)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Amphicalea gentianoides Gardner; London J. Bot. 7: 412 (1848)
= Geissopappus gentianoides Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 279 (1882)
species :
Calea graminifolia Sch.Bip. ex Krasch.; Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 4: 53 (1923)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
species :
Calea grandiflora V.R.Bueno & G.Heiden; Phytotaxa 579(3): 145 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (São Paulo)
84 BRA
species :
Calea granitica Pruski; Phytoneuron 2011-52: 3 (2011)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Calea harleyi H.Rob.; Phytologia 44(4): 272 (1979)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Calea harlingii B.L.Rob.; Phytologia 82(1): 58-62 (1997)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
species :
Calea hatschbachii Pruski & D.J.N.Hind; Kew Bull. 53(3): 695 (1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Calea huanchacana Pruski; Phytoneuron 2013-72: 6 (2013)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Calea huigrensis S.F.Blake; Bot. Gaz. 74: 426 (1922)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Calea hymenolepis Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 258 (1884)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Brazília Distrito Federal, Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Remarks: subgen. Teucriifoliae
Synonyms: hidden
= Baltimora scabra Pohl ex Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 258 (1882)
species :
Calea hypericifolia (Gardner) Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 258 (1882)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Remarks: subgen. Teucriifoliae
Synonyms: hidden
= Meyeria hypericifolia Gardner; London J. Bot. 7: 413 (1848)
species :
Calea jamaicensis (L.) L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 2179 (1763)
Name: Camphor bush, Halbert weed (Jamaica)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea cordifolia Sw.; Fl. Ind. Occid. 3: 1326 (1806)
= Calea jamaicensis var. parvifolia Moore; J. Bot. 67: 130 (1929)
= Calea serrata F.Dietr.; Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 1: 642 (1802)
= Calea trifida Moench; Methodus [Moench] 581 (1794)
= Santolina jamaicensis L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1207 (1759)
species :
Calea jelskii Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 496 (1905)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Calea juninensis Pruski; Phytoneuron 2023-42: 25 (2023)
Distribution: Peru (Junín, Pasco)
83 PER
species :
Calea kingii H.Rob.; Phytologia 32(5): 426 (1975)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Calea kirkbridei H.Rob.; Phytologia 44(4): 271 (1979)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Calea lantanoides Gardner; London J. Bot. 7: 416 (1848)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea brevifolia Rusby; Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 132 (1912)
= Calea subrotunda Gardner; London J. Bot. 7: 415 (1848)
species :
Calea linearifolia Maguire & Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 371 (1957)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Calea longipedicellata B.L.Rob. & Greenm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 32: 28 (1896)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA HON
species :
Calea lucida Maguire & Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 371 (1957)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Calea lucidivenia Gleason & S.F.Blake; Brittonia 3: 195 (1939)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana
82 GUY VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea lucidivenia f. lanceolata Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28: 628 (1953)
variant :
var. cardonae (Maguire & Wurdack) Pruski; Fl. Venez. Guayana 227 (1997)
Distribution: Colombia (Vichada); Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana
82 CLM GUY VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea cardonae Maguire & Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 146 (1953)
variant :
var. orientalis (Maguire & Wurdack) Pruski; Fl. Venez. Guayana 227 (1997)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana
82 GUY VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea cardonae var. orientalis Maguire & Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 370 (1957)
variant :
var. punctata Maguire & Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 484 (1957)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea membranacea Maguire & Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 147 (1953)
species :
Calea lutea Pruski & Urbatsch; Brittonia 40(4): 353 (1988)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea saddiana G.M.Barroso; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 28: 195 1986-87 (1988)
species :
Calea martiana Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 256 (1882)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Calea melissifolia Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 257 (1882)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Calea microphylla (Gardner) Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 259 (1882)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
Remarks: subgen. Teucriifoliae
Synonyms: hidden
= Meyeria microphylla Gardner; London J. Bot. 7: 413 (1848)
species :
Calea montana Klatt; Leopoldina 20: 96 (1884)
Distribution: Colombia (Guaviare, Meta, Vaupés); Peru
82 CLM 83 PER
species :
Calea nana Maguire; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 147 (1953)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Calea neblinensis (Maguire & Wurdack) Pruski; Fl. Venez. Guayana 228 (1997)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea cardonae subsp. neblinensis Maguire & Wurdack; Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 20: 54 (1958)
species :
Calea nelsonii B.L.Rob. & Greenm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 32: 25 (1896)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
species :
Calea nematophylla Pruski; Kew Bull. 53(3): 684 (1998)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Calea oaxacana (B.L.Turner) B.L.Turner; Phytologia 65(3): 241 (1988)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Tetrachyron oaxacana B.L.Turner; Phytologia 60(4): 251 (1986)
species :
Calea oliveri B.L.Rob. & Greenm.; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 29: 106 (1894)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana
82 GUY VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea luetzelburgii Suess.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 51: 198 (1942)
= Calea oliveri var. taeniotricha Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28: 628 (1953)
= Calea ternifolia Oliv.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 2: (1887) 277 t. 43b. (Oliv. ex im Thurm. inTimehri 5: (1886) 197.) (non Kunth 1816)
species :
Calea ottohuberi Pruski; Phytoneuron 2011-52: 5 (-7; fig. 4) (2011)
Distribution: S-Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Calea papposa Malme; Ark. Bot. 24A(8): 50 (1932)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
83 BOL 84 BRA
species :
Calea perijaensis Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 9: 234 (1954)
Distribution: Colombia (Cesar, Magdalena); Venezuela (Zulia)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Calea perimbricata Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 9: 235 (1954)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca)
82 CLM
species :
Calea peruviana Benth. ex S.F.Blake; J. Bot. 53: 155 (1915)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Meta, Santander, Tolima); Peru
82 CLM 83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea leontophthalmum Less.; Syn. Gen. Compos. 241 (1832)
= Calea pennellii S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 644 (1924)
= Calea trianae Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 58 (1894)
= Calea trianae var. tolimensis Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 617 (1901)
= Leontophthalmum peruvianum Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.], ed. fol. 4: 233 (1818)
species :
Calea pilosa Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 257 (1884)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Calea pinheiroi H.Rob.; Phytologia 44(4): 273 (1979)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Calea pinnatifida (R.Br.) Banks ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 1, 1: 136 (1821)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Brazília Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Guaira, Paraguari); Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Actinea commutata Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 574 (1826)
= Calea pinnatifida (R.Br. ex Steud.) Less.; Linnaea 5(1): 158 (1830), isonym
= Caleacte pinnatifida R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12: 109 (1818)
= Mikania dentata Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 422 (1826)
= Mikania heterophylla F.Dietr.; Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 5: 566 (1836), nom. superfl.
= Mocinna brasiliensis Spreng.; Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. [Sprengel] 2: 139 (1821)
species :
Calea politii Maguire; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 148 (1953)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Calea polycephala (Baker) H.Rob.; Phytologia 32(5): 428 (1975)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Geissopappus polycephalus Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 279 (1882)
species :
Calea prunifolia Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.], ed. fol. 4: 294, t. 406 (1818)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Nariño, Norte de Santander, San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Merida, Monagas, Portuguesa, Zulia); Ecuador
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM SWC VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea chocoensis Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 9: 233 (1954)
= Calea pittieri B.L.Rob. & Greenm.; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 29: 105 (1899)
species :
Calea purpurea G.M.Barroso; Sellowia 26: 110 (1975)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Calea ramosissima Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 257 (1882)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Remarks: subgen. Teucriifoliae
species :
Calea repanda V.R.Bueno, Gostel & G.Heiden; Phytotaxa 544(3): 283 (2022)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Calea riopardensis V.R.Bueno, Prata-Silveira & Bentes; Phytotaxa 689(2): 187 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Calea robinsoniana Pruski; Kew Bull. 53(3): 688 (1998)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Calea roqueana V.R.Bueno, Prata-Silveira & Bentes; Phytotaxa 689(2): 189 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais, Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Calea santanderensis Pruski; Phytoneuron 2023-42: 38 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia (Santander)
82 CLM
species :
Calea saxatilis Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 9: 235 (1954)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander, Santander); Venezuela (Tachira)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Calea senecioides (Baker) Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 258 (1882)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Remarks: subgen. Teucriifoliae
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea senecionis (Baker) Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 391 (1873)
= Stenophyllum senecioides Sch.Bip. ex Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 258 (1882)
= Stenophyllum senecionis Sch.Bip. ex Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2: 391 (1873)
species :
Calea septuplinervia Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 615 (1901)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca); Venezuela (Merida, Tachira)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Calea serrata Less.; Linnaea 5: 158 (1830)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Brazília Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea eupatorioides Gardner; London J. Bot. 7: 417 (1848)
species :
Calea sessiliflora Less.; Linnaea 5: 158 (1830)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Santander, Tolima, Valle)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea brevipes S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 647 (1924)
= Calea glomerata Klatt; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8: 45 (1887)
species :
Calea sipapoana Maguire; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 148 (1953)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Calea solidaginea Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.], ed. fol. 4: 295 (1818)
subspecies :
subsp. solidaginea
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Magdalena, Santander); Venezuela (Aragua, Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Tachira, Yaracuy); Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea congesta Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 155 (1920)
= Calea herbert-smithii Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 156 (1920)
= Calea perforata Klatt; Leopoldina 20: 95 (1884)
= Calea scandens Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 199 (1879)
subspecies :
subsp. deltophylla (Cowan) Pruski; Fl. Venez. Guayana 229 (1997)
Distribution: Trinidad; Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana
81 TRT 82 FRG GUY SUR VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea clematidifolia Steyerm.; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(3): 627 (1953)
= Calea deltophylla R.S.Cowan; Brittonia 7: 413 (1952)
species :
Calea spiralis V.R.Bueno, Gostel & G.Heiden; Phytotaxa 622(1): 77 (2023), nom. nov.
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Tyleropappus dichotomus Greenm.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 486 (1931)
species :
Calea stenophylla Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 255 (1882)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Calea strigosa V.R.Bueno, Prata-Silveira & Bentes; Phytotaxa 689(2): 193 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Calea subcordata S.F.Blake; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 25: 318 (1935)
Distribution: Colombia (Cesar, Norte de Santander, Santander); Venezuela (Tachira)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea subcordata var. hirtella S.F.Blake; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 25: 319 (1935)
species :
Calea sublantanoides V.M.Badillo; Ernstia 1: 1 (1981)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Calea szyszylowiczii Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 497 (1905)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Calea ternifolia Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.], ed. fol. 4: 294 (1818)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Coahuila, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Colombia (Cundinamarca, Tolima)
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Alloispermum liebmannii (Sch.Bip. ex Klatt) H.Rob.; Phytologia 38: 412 (1978)
= Aschenbornia heteropoda S.Schauer; Linnaea 19: 716 (1847)
= Calea acuminata Standl. & L.O.Williams; Ceiba 1: 92 (1950)
= Calea acuminata var. xanthactis Standl. & L.O.Williams; Ceiba 1: 93 (1950)
= Calea albida A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 15: 38 (1880)
= Calea dichotoma Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 18: 1438 (1938)
= Calea hypoleuca B.L.Rob. & Greenm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 32: 24 (1896)
= Calea leptocephala S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 646 (1924)
= Calea liebmannii Sch.Bip. ex Klatt; Leopoldina 23: 145 (1887)
= Calea pringlei B.L.Rob.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 36: 488 (1901)
= Calea pringlei var. rubida Greenm.; Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 272 (1901)
= Calea rugosa (DC.) Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 206 (1881)
= Calea salmeifolia (DC.) Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 206 (1881)
= Calea sororia S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 645 (1924)
= Calea tejadae S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 646 (1924)
= Calea ternifolia var. calyculata (B.L.Rob.) Wussow, Urbatsch & G.A.Sullivan; Syst. Bot. 10: 256 (1985)
= Calea ternifolia var. hypoleuca (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) B.L.Turner; Phytologia 65: 140 (1988)
= Calea zacatechichi Schltdl.; Linnaea 9: 589 (1834)
= Calea zacatechichi var. calyculata B.L.Rob.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 36: 488 (1901)
= Calea zacatechichi var. laevigata Standl. & L.O.Williams; Ceiba 1: 93 (1950)
= Calea zacatechichi var. macrophylla B.L.Rob. & Greenm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 32: 26 (1896)
= Calea zacatechichi var. rugosa (DC.) B.L.Rob. & Greenm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 32: 26 (1896)
= Calea zacatechichi var. xanthina Standl. & L.O.Williams; Ceiba 1: 94 (1950)
= Calydermos rugosus DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 670 (1836)
= Calydermos salmeifolius DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 670 (1836)
species :
Calea teucriifolia (Gardner) Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 259 (1884)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brazília Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Remarks: subgen. Teucriifoliae
Synonyms: hidden
= Meyeria teucriifolia Gardner; London J. Bot. 7: 412 (1848)
species :
Calea tocantina Pruski; Phytoneuron 2013-72: 8 (2013)
Distribution: Brazil (Tocantins)
84 BRA
species :
Calea tolimana Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 57 (1894)
Distribution: Colombia (Arauca, Caquetá, Casanare, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Meta, Tolima, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolívar)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea huberana V.M.Badillo; Ernstia 3: 7 (1981)
= Calea ovalis S.F.Blake; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 645 (1924)
= Calea ovalis subsp. sabanensis Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 9: 236 (1954)
species :
Calea tricephala Maguire; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8: 149 (1953)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Calea trichotoma Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 13: 299 (1889)
Distribution: Mexico (Tabasco, Chiapas, Yucatan, Campeche, Quintana Roo); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea peckii B.L.Rob.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 44: 624 (1909)
species :
Calea tridactylita Sch.Bip. ex Krasch.; Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 4: 54 (1923)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea eitenii H.Rob.; Phytologia 44(4): 270 (1979)
species :
Calea trujilloi V.M.Badillo; Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 31 (130-131): 350 (1974 publ. 1975)
Distribution: Venezuela (Lara)
82 VEN
species :
Calea ulei Hieron.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 48: 204 (1906 publ. 1907)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Calea umbellulata Hochr.; Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 298 (1910)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
species :
Calea urticifolia (Mill.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 674 (1836)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Calea axillaris DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 673 (1836)
= Calea axillaris var. urticifolia (Mill.) B.L.Rob. & Greenm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 32: 27 (1896)
= Calea brachiata (Lag.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 673 (1836)
= Calea cacosmoides Less.; Linnaea 5: 157 (1830)
= Calea pellucidinerva Klatt ex T.Durand & Pittier; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 31(1): 207 (1892 publ. 1893)
= Calea urticifolia (Mill.) Millsp.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36(Beibl. 80): 30 (1905), isonym
= Calea urticifolia var. axillaris (DC.) S.F.Blake; Contr. Gray Herb. 52: 57 (1917)
= Caleacte urticifolia (Mill.) R.Br.; Observ. Compositae 109 (1817)
= Galinsoga brachiata (Lag.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 579 (1826)
= Galinsoga serrata (Lag.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 579 (1826)
= Mocinna brachiata Lag.; Gen. Sp. Pl. [Lagasca] 31 (1816)
= Mocinna serrata Lag.; Gen. Sp. Pl. [Lagasca] 31 (1816)
= Solidago urticifolia Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 30 (1768)
variant :
var. yucatanensis Wussow, Urbatsch & G.A.Sullivan; Syst. Bot. 10(3): 253 (1985)
Distribution: Mexico (Yucatan)
79 MEX
species :
Calea venosa Pruski; Phytoneuron 2011-52: 7 (-9; fig. 5) (2011)
Distribution: S-Venezuela
82 VEN
species :
Calea villosa Sch.Bip. ex Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 262 (1882)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Remarks: subgen. Teucriifoliae
Synonyms: hidden
= Gymnolomia villosa Pohl ex Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(3): 262 (1882)
species :
Calea yariguiensis Rodr.-Cabeza & S.Díaz; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 36(141): 505 (2012)
Distribution: Colombia (Santander)
82 CLM
species :
Calea yuruparina Cuatrec.; Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 9: 236 (1954)
Distribution: Colombia (Caquetá, Vaupés)
82 CLM
species :
Calea ×crassa V.R.Bueno & G.Heiden; Phytotaxa 618(2): 136 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
species :
Calea ×parviantha V.R.Bueno & G.Heiden; Phytotaxa 579(3): 149 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (Paraná, São Paulo)
84 BRA
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