Asteraceae

Heterosperma Cav.

First published in Icon. 3: 34 (1795)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Arizona to Texas and Nicaragua, Hispaniola, NW. Venezuela to N. Argentina.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bolivia, Chile North, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Texas, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Maryland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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.
  • 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?
Mathews, W. [468] Peru K002513816 Yes
Savatier, P.A.L. [1334] Peru K002513817 Yes
Stafford, D. [567] Peru K002513820 Yes
Savatier, P.A.L. [s.n.] Peru K002513819 Yes
Savatier, P.A.L. [1329] Peru K002513818 Yes
Palmer, E. [919] Mexico K002513763 Yes
Triana, J. [1397] Colombia K002513806 Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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