Calea jamaicensis (L.) L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1179 (1763)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Jamaica. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Jamaica

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • 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. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Garcia, H. (1992). Flora Medicinal de Colombia. Botánica Médica. Segunda Edición. Tercer Mundo Editores. Tomo III.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2018 Cuatrecasa, J.; Figueiras, M.L.; Willard, L. [26850] Colombia K001479775 Yes
Friedrichstahl [s.n.] Guatemala K003176855 Yes
McFadyen [s.n.] Jamaica K003176860 Yes
Bernoulli, K.G.; Cario, R. [1423] Guatemala K003176854 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [4036] Belize K003176846 Yes
[MacFadyen] [s.n.] Jamaica K003176865 Yes
Hooker, W.J.; Macfayden [s.n.] Jamaica K003176864 Yes
Wilson, M. [s.n.] Jamaica K003176859 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [280] Belize K003176847 Yes
Brewer, S. [7253] Belize K003176844 Yes
Cheesman, E.E. [Ch79] Trinidad and Tobago K003176868 Yes
Karling, J.S. [31] Belize K003176845 Yes
[C P O] Tonduz [13592] Costa Rica K003176853 Yes
Bernoulli, K.G.; Cario, R. [1497] Guatemala K003176856 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Bisset, H.A.; Bridgewater, S.G.M. [R6615] Belize K003176848 Yes
Fendler, A.; Kuntze, C.E.O. [472] Trinidad and Tobago K003176867 Yes
Harris, W.H [11763] Jamaica K003176861 Yes
s.coll. [35] Belize K003176851 Yes
Urbatsch, L.; Pruski, J.; Proctor, G.; Fischer, N. [19] Jamaica K003176858 Yes
Harris, W.H [10057] Jamaica K003176862 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Hazen, T.E.; Mendelson, W. [670] Trinidad and Tobago K003176869 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [2396] Costa Rica K003176852 Yes
s.coll. [3415] Trinidad and Tobago K003176870 Yes
Edwards, J.B. [645] Honduras K003176850 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Atkinson, R.; Bisset, H.A.; Bridgewater, S. [R6542] Belize K003176849 Yes
Colombia K001479774 Yes
Panama K001479776 Yes
Burchell [5557] Brazil Calea serrata K000955749 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0