Austroeupatorium

Austroeupatorium is a genus of plants native primarily to South America, including herbaceous perennials and shrubs.[2] The native range is focused on eastern South America[3] and extends as far north as Panama and Trinidad and as far west as Bolivia.[2]

Austroeupatorium
Austroeupatorium inulifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Austroeupatorium
R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1]
  • Eupatorium sect. Austroeupatorium (R.M.King & H.Rob.) Cabrera

Species

The species A. inulifolium is native to South America, from Panama to Argentina. It has been introduced to Sri Lanka,[2] Indonesia,[2][4] Taiwan,[2][4] the Philippines,[4] and Sumatra.[2] It is a highly invasive species in the Knuckles Range in Sri Lanka.[5][6] It can be either a herbaceous perennial or a shrub and can grow up to two meters tall. It particularly colonizes disturbed areas such as roadsides and fields prepared for planting.[2]

Accepted species[1]
  • Austroeupatorium albescens (Gardner) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Goiás, Brazilia
  • Austroeupatorium apensis (Chodat) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraguay, southern Brazil
  • Austroeupatorium chaparense (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia
  • Austroeupatorium cordato-acuminatum H.Rob. - Brazil
  • Austroeupatorium decemflorum (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
  • Austroeupatorium entreriense (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Uruguay
  • Austroeupatorium inulaefolium (Kunth) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay
  • Austroeupatorium laetevirens (Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraguay, southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina
  • Austroeupatorium morii R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bahia, Espirito Santo
  • Austroeupatorium neglectum (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Espirito Santo, Paraná, Minas Gerais, São Paulo
  • Austroeupatorium patens (D.Don ex Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Chile
  • Austroeupatorium paulinum (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Amazonas
  • Austroeupatorium petrophilum (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Rio de Janeiro
  • Austroeupatorium picturatum (Malme) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraná, Santa Catarina, northeastern Argentina
  • Austroeupatorium rosmarinaceum (Cabrera & Vittet) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Austroeupatorium silphiifolium (Mart.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia, Paraguay, Bahia, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Brazilia, Goiás

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Tsai-Wen Hsu, Ching-I Peng & Chiu-Mei Wang (2006). "Austroeupatorium inulifolium (Kunth) King & Robinson (Asteraceae), a Newly Naturalized Plant in Taiwan". Taiwania. 51 (1): 41–45.
  3. "7. Austroeupatorium R. King & H. Robinson". Árboles y arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador.
  4. "Austroeupatorium inulifolium". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).
  5. Lalith Gunasekera (December 2012). "Suddha is a silence destroyer of the Knuckles Mountain range in Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Guardian. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  6. Lalith Gunasekera (October 2012). "Invaders In Knuckles Mountain Range". Retrieved April 16, 2018.


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