Adenostemma viscosum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

First published in Char. Gen. Pl., ed. 2: 90 (1776)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South China Sea, Sudan, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Nicaragua

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Beentje, H.J. (2021). Flore du Gabon 56: 1-148. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Gardner, R. (2021). The native vascular plants of Niue, SW Pacific. Journal, Auckland Botanical Society 76: 82-87.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Mao, A.A., Odyuo, N., Verma, D. & Singh, P. (2017). Checklist of Flora of Nagaland: 1-196. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Whistler, A. (2018). Flora of Tokelau: 1-126. Isle Botanica, Honolulu.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Ghafoor, A. & al. (2021). Flora of Pakistan 224: 1-310. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi. [Cited as Adenostemma lavenia.]

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Gardner, R. (2021). The native vascular plants of Niue, SW Pacific. Journal, Auckland Botanical Society 76: 82-87.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mao, A.A., Odyuo, N., Verma, D. & Singh, P. (2017). Checklist of Flora of Nagaland: 1-196. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Welsh, S.L. (1998). Flora Societensis: 1-420. E.P.S. Inc. Utah.
  • Whistler, A. (2018). Flora of Tokelau: 1-126. Isle Botanica, Honolulu.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • D.J.N. Hind in Fl. Mascar. 109: 231 (1993).
  • DC., Prodr. 5: 112 (1836).
  • J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl.: 90, t. 45 (1776).
  • O. Hoffm. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C.: 406 (1895).
  • Oliv. & Hiern, Flora of Tropical Africa 3: 299 (1877).
  • Retief & Herman, Pl. Northern Provs of S.A.: 290 (1997).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 22, 2022 Tchiengue, B.; Horwath, A.; Oben, B.; Ekwoge Enang; Prenner, G. [2500] Cameroon K001310633 Yes
Dec 1, 2010 Tadjouteu, F. [604] Cameroon K000199829 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Beaman, J.H. [11315] Malaysia K000575480 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Argent, G., et al. [1059] Malaysia K000575479 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Luke et al. [10397] Tanzania K000450223 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Lowry, P.P.; Schatz, G.E.; Be, J.R. [6169] Madagascar K000191284 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Onana, J.-M. [610] Cameroon K000746937 Yes
Morton, J.K.; Gledhill, D. [SL567] Sierra Leone K002873581 Yes
Morton, J.K. [9381] Ghana K002873609 Yes
Konneh, P.V. [156] Liberia K002873586 Yes
Barker [1289] Nigeria K002873621 Yes
Wight R. [1400] India K001079954 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forster, J.R.; Forster, G. [s.n.] K000009772 Type Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [3] India K000009770 Unknown Type Material Yes
Deighton, F.C. [448] Sierra Leone K002873578 Yes
Specht, R.L. [911] Australia K002873510 Yes
Cooper, G.P. [2] Liberia K002873587 Yes
Lovi, N.K. [3938] Ghana K002873605 Yes
Espirito Santo [1692] Guinea-Bissau K002873574 Yes
Linder, D.H. [291] Liberia K002873588 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1785] Sierra Leone K002873579 Yes
Meurillon, A. [CNAD 574] Cameroon K000051818 Yes
Brown, R. [2005] Australia K002873512 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [6681] Liberia K002873585 Yes
Akpabla, G.K. [1960] Ghana K002873604 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000273392 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [12601A] Liberia K002873594 Yes
Mckean, J. [B420] Australia K002873517 Yes
Casas, F. [12102] Equatorial Guinea K002873686 Yes
Keay, R.W.J.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI21503] Nigeria K002873626 Yes
Carvalho [2064] Equatorial Guinea K002873688 Yes
Walker [303] Sri Lanka K001079960 Type Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Nimba Botanic Team [8352A] Guinea K002873575 Yes
Adam, J.G. [15769] Senegal K002873570 Yes
Keay, R. [25530] Nigeria K002873617 Yes
Darbyshire, I.; Banze, A. [941] Mozambique K000662710 Yes
Walker [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002873237 Yes
Griffith [1000] Burma K002873201 Yes
[illegible] [967] Australia K002873511 Yes
Espirito Santo [1657] Guinea-Bissau K002873571 Yes
Harris, D. [3710] Cameroon K002873677 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [8000] Liberia K002873595 Yes
Linder, D.H. [1332] Liberia K002873590 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5895] Sierra Leone K002873576 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [s.n.] Australia K002873516 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [3637] Sierra Leone K002873577 Yes
Espirito Santo [1657] Guinea-Bissau K002873573 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [GC11113] Ghana K002873599 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1577] Nigeria K002873615 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [A27] Cote d'Ivoire K002873598 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Sanogo, S. [15848] Mali K002873569 Yes
Irvine, F.R. [582] Ghana K002873607 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002873514 Yes
s.coll. [3220] India K001079958 Unknown Type Material Yes
Adams, C.D. [1930] Ghana K002873611 Yes
Fotius, G. [1976] Cameroon K002873685 Yes
Hann, W. [306] Australia K002873515 Yes
Wight R. [s.n.] India K001079955 Unknown Type Material Yes
Irvine, F.R. [554] Ghana K002873606 Yes
Roxburgh [s.n.] India K000009774 Type No
Wight R.; Savoy, W.G. [3218] India K001079959 Unknown Type Material Yes
Darko, K.O. [642] Ghana K002873608 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [589] Cameroon K002873680 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K002873591 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [697] Cameroon K002873681 Yes
Espirito Santo [1] Sao Tome and Principe K002873676 Yes
Harley, W.J. [361] Liberia K002873596 Yes
Bos, J.J. [7353] Cameroon K002873682 Yes
MacGregor [303] Nigeria K002873623 Yes
s.coll. [303] Nigeria K002873624 Yes
Wright C. [1401] India K000009776 Type Yes
Oche, M.; Tuley, P. [1662] Nigeria K002873612 Yes
Carvalho [3698] Equatorial Guinea K002873687 Yes
Randriamampionona, B. [714] Madagascar K000662257 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [FHI62305] Nigeria K002873613 Yes
Audru, J. [5182] Cote d'Ivoire K002873597 Yes
Guinea, E. [328] Equatorial Guinea K002873689 Yes
de Wit; Morton [A2953] Ghana K002873602 Yes
Kennedy, J.D. [2711] Nigeria K002873619 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000273393 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [10375] Liberia K002873592 Yes
Letouzey, R. [5910] Cameroon K002873679 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [79] Equatorial Guinea K002873690 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6549] Cameroon K002873684 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2133] Sierra Leone K002873580 Yes
Kennedy, J.D. [2676] Nigeria K002873620 Yes
Bos, J.J. [3552] Cameroon K002873683 Yes
Roxburgh [s.n.] India K000009773 Type Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC9381] Ghana K002873600 Yes
Wright C. [1401] India K000009775 Type Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [10086] Liberia K002873593 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI25530] Nigeria K002873618 Yes
s.coll. [[462]] K002873513 Yes
Emwiogbon, J.A. [FHI57509] Nigeria K002873625 Yes
Forster, J.R.; Forster, G. [s.n.] K000009771 Type Yes
Morton, J.K. [A3603] Ghana K002873603 Yes
Cooper, G.P. [2] Liberia K002873589 Yes
Morton, J.K. [A1559] Ghana K002873601 Yes
Espirito Santo [3656] Guinea-Bissau K002873572 Yes
Letouzey, R. [3831] Cameroon K002873678 Yes
Wright C. [1401] India K000009777 Type Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Waly, J. [6833] Indonesia K002873503 No
Lely, H.V. [P750] Nigeria K002873616 Yes
Daramola, B.O. [FHI62522] Nigeria K002873614 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4960] Sierra Leone K002873582 Yes
Oldeman, R.A.A. [214] Cote d'Ivoire K002873610 Yes
Jones, A.P.D. [20701] Nigeria K002873622 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [225] Cameroon K000051819 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3220] Burma Lavenia alba K001118843 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3220] Lavenia alba K001118844 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3220] Lavenia alba K001118842 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3220] Burma Lavenia alba K001118845 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3222] India Lavenia viscida K001118846 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3222] Lavenia viscida K001118847 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3219] Nepal Lavenia carnosa K001118840 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3219] Nepal Lavenia carnosa K001118841 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fay, J.M. [2963] Central African Republic Adenostemma perrottetii K002873721 Yes
Fay, J.M. [3027] Central African Republic Adenostemma perrottetii K002873719 Yes
Fay, J.M. [3370] Central African Republic Adenostemma perrottetii K002873722 Yes
Compère, P. [1298] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873698 Yes
Smith, C. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873701 Yes
Léonard, A. [1506] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873705 Yes
Jones, T.S. [185] Sierra Leone Adenostemma perrottetii K002873583 Yes
s.coll. [3439] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873692 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Rwanda Adenostemma perrottetii K002873709 Yes
Lebrun, J. [8341] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873702 Yes
Ghesquiere [4268] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873699 Yes
Lisowski, S. [40486] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873693 Yes
Evrard, C. [2877] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873707 Yes
Cornet d'Elzius [360] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873706 Yes
Davies, J.N.; Jeffrey, C. [135] Gabon Adenostemma perrottetii K002873716 Yes
Froment, D. [183] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873695 Yes
Lebrun [1605] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873700 Yes
van der Ben, D.; Edouard; Albert [638] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873704 Yes
Lisowski, S. [15769] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873691 Yes
Gerard, P. [2398] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873697 No
Halle, N.; Villiers, J.F. [4904] Gabon Adenostemma perrottetii K002873717 Yes
Louis, A.M.; Sterck, F.J.; Elias, A.A. [2447] Gabon Adenostemma perrottetii K002873718 Yes
Wrigley, T.C.; Melville, F.A. [210] Adenostemma perrottetii K000764124 Yes
Pauwels, L. [2274] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873708 Yes
Troupin, G. [1558] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873696 No
Quarre, P. [7758] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873694 Yes
Marmo, V. [30] Sierra Leone Adenostemma perrottetii K002873584 Yes
s.coll. [5333] Burundi Adenostemma perrottetii K002873723 Yes
Fay, J.M. [3223] Central African Republic Adenostemma perrottetii K002873720 Yes
Germain, R. [6026] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Adenostemma perrottetii K002873703 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3218] India Lavenia erecta K001118832 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3218] India Lavenia erecta K001118833 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 3218] Burma Lavenia erecta K001118839 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3218] India Lavenia erecta K001118835 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3218] Lavenia erecta K001118838 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3218] Lavenia erecta K001118834 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3218] Lavenia erecta K001118837 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3218] Malaysia Lavenia erecta K001118831 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3218] India Lavenia erecta K001118836 Unknown Type Material Yes

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