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Erechtites valerianifolius
(Link ex Wolf) Less. ex DC.
AphiaID
1091483
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1091483)
Classification
Biota
Plantae
(Kingdom)
Viridiplantae
(Subkingdom)
Streptophyta
(Infrakingdom)
Tracheophyta
(Phylum (Division))
Spermatophytina
(Subphylum (Subdivision))
Magnoliopsida
(Class)
Asteranae
(Superorder)
Asterales
(Order)
Compositae
(Family)
Asteroideae
(Subfamily)
Senecioneae
(Tribe)
Erechtites
(Genus)
Erechtites valerianifolius
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Erechtites
Raf.
Original name
Senecio valerianifolius
Wolf
Synonymised names
Crassocephalum valerianifolium
(Link ex Wolf) Less.
·
unaccepted
Erechtites ambiguus
DC.
·
unaccepted
Erechtites organensis
Gardner
·
unaccepted
Erechtites valerianifolius f. depauperata
Hochr.
·
unaccepted
Erechtites valerianifolius var. valerianifolius
(Wolf) DC.
·
unaccepted
Eupatorium angosturae
Pol.
·
unaccepted
Gynura rosea
Ridl.
·
unaccepted
Senecio crassus
Vell.
·
unaccepted
Senecio paludicola
Steud.
·
unaccepted
Senecio palustris
Vell.
·
unaccepted
Senecio palustris var. palustris
Vell.
·
unaccepted
Senecio valerianifolius
Gardner
·
unaccepted
Senecio valerianifolius
Link ex Spreng.
·
unaccepted
Senecio valerianifolius
Rchb.
·
unaccepted
Senecio valerianifolius
Wolf
·
unaccepted
Senecio valerianifolius
Desf.
·
unaccepted
Direct children (8)
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Forma
Erechtites valerianifolius f. reductus
Belcher
Forma
Erechtites valerianifolius f. valerianifolius
(Link ex Wolf) Less. ex DC.
Forma
Erechtites valerianifolius f. organensis
(Gardner) Belcher
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Variety
Erechtites valerianifolius var. organensis
(Gardner) Baker
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Forma
Erechtites valerianifolius f. depauperata
Hochr.
accepted as
Erechtites valerianifolius
(Link ex Wolf) Less. ex DC.
Forma
Erechtites valerianifolius f. prenanthoides
(Kunth) Cuatrec. ex Belcher
accepted as
Erechtites petiolatus
Benth.
accepted as
Erechtites albiflorus
(Sch.Bip.) Hassemer & Funez
Forma
Erechtites valerianifolius f. prenanthoides
(Kunth) Cuatrec ex Belcher
accepted as
Erechtites albiflorus
(Sch.Bip.) Hassemer & Funez
Variety
Erechtites valerianifolius var. valerianifolius
(Wolf) DC.
accepted as
Erechtites valerianifolius
(Link ex Wolf) Less. ex DC.
Environment
marine
,
brackish
,
fresh
, terrestrial
Original description
(1838). Prodr. 6: 295. 1838.
page(s): 295
[details]
(of
Senecio valerianifolius
Wolf
)
(1869). Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol.
page(s): 59
[details]
Descriptive notes
LSID
urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:56F86DC2-EB12-48DC-8A70-432485F64765
LSID
urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:56F86DC2-EB12-48DC-8A70-432485F64765
[details]
Taxonomy
early Jan 1838
Taxonomy
early Jan 1838
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Compositae Working Group (CWG) (2025). Global Compositae Database.
Erechtites valerianifolius
(Link ex Wolf) Less. ex DC.. Accessed at: https://www.compositae.org/gcd/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1091483 on 2026-07-11
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2010-10-09 06:42:42Z
created
Flann, Christina
2015-05-08 06:42:42Z
changed
Flann, Christina
2021-03-09 20:06:23Z
changed
Pelser, Pieter
[taxonomic tree]
[clear cache]
Sources (14)
Documented distribution (116)
Notes (9)
Attributes (1)
Vernaculars (1)
Links (3)
original description
(1838). Prodr. 6: 295. 1838.
page(s): 295
[details]
original description
(of
Erechtites ambiguus
DC.
)
(1838). Prodr. (DC.) 6
page(s): 295
[details]
original description
(of
Eupatorium angosturae
Pol.
)
(1877). Linnaea 41
page(s): 575
[details]
original description
(of
Senecio valerianifolius
Gardner
)
London J. Bot. 4: 127 (1845).
[details]
original description
(of
Gynura rosea
Ridl.
)
(1912). J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61
page(s): 25
[details]
original description
(of
Senecio palustris
Vell.
)
(1831). Fl. Flumin. Icon. 8
page(s): t. 110
[details]
original description
(of
Senecio crassus
Vell.
)
(1831). Fl. Flumin. Icon. 8
page(s): t. 111
[details]
original description
(of
Erechtites organensis
Gardner
)
(1848). London J. Bot. 7
page(s): 420
[details]
original description
(of
Senecio valerianifolius
Link ex Spreng.
)
(1826). Syst. Veg. 3: 565. 1826.
page(s): 565
[details]
original description
(of
Senecio valerianifolius
Rchb.
)
Iconogr. Bot. Exot. 1: 59 (1827)
page(s): 59
[details]
original description
(of
Senecio paludicola
Steud.
)
(1841). Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2
page(s): 563
[details]
original description
(of
Senecio valerianifolius
Wolf
)
(1869). Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol.
page(s): 59
[details]
original description
(of
Crassocephalum valerianifolium
(Link ex Wolf) Less.
)
(1830). Linnaea 5
page(s): 163
[details]
original description
(of
Erechtites valerianifolius f. depauperata
Hochr.
)
(1934). Candollea 5 (1934)
page(s): 327
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Contributed data: Authors
Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
(E.L.Wolf ex Rchb.) DC. [Vascular Plants of Russia]
(Link ex Spreng.) DC. [Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield]
(Link ex Spreng.) DC. [Flora of the West Indies]
(Link ex Spreng.) DC. [MesoAmericana]
(Link ex Spreng.) DC. [New Zealand Plant Name Database]
(Link ex Spreng.) DC. [Panama Checklist]
(Link ex Spreng.) DC. [Preliminary Checklist of North American Compositae]
(Link ex Spreng.) DC. [Tropicos]
(Spreng.) DC. [Euro+Med]
(Wolf ex Rchb.) DC. [Flora of Taiwan]
(Wolf) DC. [Bolivia Checklist]
(Wolf) DC. [Colombia Checklist]
(Wolf) DC. [CONABIO]
(Wolf) DC. [Flora del Conosur]
(Wolf) DC. [Flora of China Project]
(Wolf) DC. [Flora of Japan]
(Wolf) DC. [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
(Wolf) DC. [IPNI]
(Wolf) DC. [Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil]
(Wolf) DC. [MesoAmericana]
(Wolf) DC. [New South Wales Flora Online]
(Wolf) DC. [Pacific - Cook Islands Checklist]
(Wolf) DC. [Pacific - Fiji Flora]
(Wolf) DC. [Pacific - Hawaii]
(Wolf) DC. [Pacific - Marquesas]
(Wolf) DC. [Pacific - Samoa]
(Wolf) DC. [Robinson Eupatorieae]
(Wolf) DC. [Tropicos]
(Wolf) Less. ex DC. [Flora Malesiana]
(Wolf.) DC. [India]
(Wolf.) DC. [Vietnam Flora]
DC. [Bonin Islands Flora]
DC. [IPNI]
[details]
Contributed data: Basionym
Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Senecio valerianifolius [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Senecio valerianifolius [New Zealand Plant Name Database]
Senecio valerianifolius Link ex Spreng. [Tropicos]
Senecio valerianifolius Link ex Spreng. Type: Patria?,. [MesoAmericana]
Senecio valerianifolius Spreng. [Euro+Med]
Senecio valerianifolius Wolf. [MesoAmericana]
[details]
Contributed data: Full Name
Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
Erechtites valerianae [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Erechtites valerianae (Wolf) DC. [Robinson Eupatorieae]
Erechtites valerianaefolia (Wolf.) DC. [Vietnam Flora]
Erechtites valerianifolia [Naturalised Australian Asteraceae]
Erechtites valerianifolia (E.L.Wolf ex Rchb.) DC. [Vascular Plants of Russia]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Link ex Spreng.) DC. [Flora of the West Indies]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Link ex Spreng.) DC. [New Zealand Plant Name Database]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Link ex Spreng.) DC. [Preliminary Checklist of North American Compositae]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf ex Rchb.) DC. [Flora of Taiwan]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC. [Bolivia Checklist]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC. [Colombia Checklist]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC. [CONABIO]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC. [Flora of Japan]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC. [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC. [New South Wales Flora Online]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC. [Pacific - Cook Islands Checklist]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC. [Pacific - Fiji Flora]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC. [Pacific - Hawaii]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC. [Pacific - Marquesas]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC. [Pacific - Samoa]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) Less. ex DC. [Flora Malesiana]
Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf.) DC. [India]
Erechtites valerianifolia DC. [Bonin Islands Flora]
Erechtites valerianifolius [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Erechtites valerianifolius (Link ex Spreng.) DC. [Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield]
Erechtites valerianifolius (Link ex Spreng.) DC. [MesoAmericana]
Erechtites valerianifolius (Link ex Spreng.) DC. [Panama Checklist]
Erechtites valerianifolius (Link ex Spreng.) DC. [Tropicos]
Erechtites valerianifolius (Spreng.) DC. [Euro+Med]
Erechtites valerianifolius (Wolf) DC. [Flora del Conosur]
Erechtites valerianifolius (Wolf) DC. [Flora of China Project]
Erechtites valerianifolius (Wolf) DC. [IPNI]
Erechtites valerianifolius (Wolf) DC. [Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil]
Erechtites valerianifolius (Wolf) DC. [MesoAmericana]
Erechtites valerianifolius (Wolf) DC. [Tropicos]
Erechtites valerianifolius DC. [IPNI]
[details]
Contributed data: Notes
Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
as "valerianaefolia"; correct to masculine, see ICBN 62.4 (fide Pruski in FVG 3: 271-273. 1997.) [Tropicos]
based on Senecio valerianifolius Wolf, q.v. for nomenclatural problems. Belcher (1956) and Koster (1965) reported the presence of hybrids between this and Erechtites hieraciifolia. [Flora Malesiana]
orth. var. [Tropicos]
[details]
Contributed data: Published
Data only shown for fields conflicting with the consensus taxon record
DC., Prodr. 6. 1838. [Euro+Med]
de Candolle, A. P. 1838[1837] : Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. 6. Paris, 687 p. [New Zealand Plant Name Database]
Prodr. (DC.) 6 [IPNI]
Prodr. (DC.) 6: 295. 1838 [India]
Prodr. 6 [Flora Malesiana]
Prodr. 6 [Flora of Japan]
Prodr. 6 [Flora of the West Indies]
Prodr. 6 [Govaerts World Compositae Checklist A-G]
Prodr. 6 [MesoAmericana]
Prodr. 6 : 295 (1838) [Vascular Plants of Russia]
Prodromus [IPNI]
Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 6: [Tropicos]
[details]
LSID
urn:lsid:compositae.org:names:56F86DC2-EB12-48DC-8A70-432485F64765
[details]
Specimen
Mexico: Chiapas: Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacan , 17 Feb 1987, Thomas B. Croat & Dylan P. Hannon 65157 (MO). Guatemala: Quiche: Rio de las Violetas 5800 - 6000 f, 2 Aug 1964, George B. Proctor 25389 (MO). Honduras: Olancho: San Esteban 635 m, 7 Feb. 1987, Thomas B. Croat & Dylan P. Hannon 64367 (MO). El Salvador: Ahuachapán: 1300 m, 12 Sep 1993, Sandoval , E. & M. Sandoval 1429 (MO). Nicaragua: Nueva Segovia: m, 17 Jul. 1982, Kral, R. 69473 (MO). Costa Rica: Puntarenas: , 25 Sept. 1985, William A. Haber 2754 (MO). Panama: Chiriqui: 1200-1400 m, 11 July 1983, C. Hamilton & K. Krager 3803 (MO).
[details]
Specimen
Mexico: Hidalgo: Lolotla 1650 m, 27 Feb 1987, Thomas B. Croat & Dylan P. Hannon 65845 (MO). Guatemala: Quetzaltenango: San Francisco Miramar 660 m, 15 Mar 1921, A. Tonduz & Rojas 200 (MO). Honduras: Olancho: Rio Olancho 1300 m, 6 Feb. 1987, Thomas B. Croat & Dylan P. Hannon 64220 (MO). El Salvador: Usulutan: 1070 m, 25.9.1999, D. Williams 373 (MO). Costa Rica: Puntarenas: 1600 - 1800 m, 21 October 1990, Gerardo Mora 123 (MO). Panama: Chiriqui: Boquete 5800 - 6000 f, 19 Nov 1978, Barry Hammel 5773.
[details]
Taxonomy
early Jan 1838
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Definitions
Language
Name
English
Brazilian fireweed
[details]
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Erechtites valerianifolius)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 17 proteins)