Asteraceae
Heterosperma

Heterosperma spathulatum S.F.Blake

First published in J. Bot. 53: 323 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ecuador. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ecuador

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lizarazu, M.A. & Freire, S.E. (2019). A taxonomic revision of Heterosperma (Asteraceae: Ceoreopsideae). Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 104: 633-663. MBG press.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Heterosperma diversifolium.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lizarazu, M.A. & Freire, S.E. (2019). A taxonomic revision of Heterosperma (Asteraceae: Ceoreopsideae). Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 104: 633-663. MBG press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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