Stevia Cav.
Distribution
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela
Introduced into:
Bangladesh, India, Jawa, New South Wales, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, West Himalaya
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Carelia Juss. ex Cav. in Anales Ci. Nat. 6: 317 (1803), nom. illeg.
- Metastevia Grashoff in Brittonia 27: 69 (1975)
- Mustelia Spreng. in Bot. Gart. Halle, Nachtr. 1: 28 (1801)
- Nothites Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 35: 163 (1825)
- Xetoligus Raf. in New Fl. 4: 74 (1838)
Accepted Species
- Stevia caracasana DC.
- Stevia collina Gardner
- Stevia elatior Kunth
- Stevia incognita Grashoff
- Stevia lehmannii Hieron.
- Stevia lucida Lag.
- Stevia monardifolia Kunth
- Stevia ophiomaches B.L.Rob.
- Stevia ovata Willd.
- Stevia pallida Hieron.
- Stevia purdiei B.L.Rob.
- Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni
- Stevia serrata Cav.
- Stevia suaveolens Lag.
- Stevia triflora DC.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico, L. [1241], Bolivia | K000295263 | No | |||
| Rico, L. [1320], Bolivia | K000295136 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0