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Taxon:
Melanthera nivea
(L.) Small
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Melanthera
Family:
Asteraceae
(alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Nomen number:
401757
Place of publication:
Fl. s.e. U.S. 1251, 1340. 1903
Verified:
03/16/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Bidens nivea
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Calea aspera
Jacq.
Melanthera aspera
(Jacq.) Small
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Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Balick, M. J. et al.
2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Boggan, J. et al.
1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Breedlove, D. E., ed.
1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
URL:
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Funk, V. et al.
2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
Hokche, O. et al.
2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Note:
mentions
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Jørgensen, P. M., ed.
Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (Catalogue of vascular plants of Bolivia) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.tropicos.org/projectwebportal.aspx?pagename=Home&projectid=13
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Radford, A. E. et al., eds.
1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds.
1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
Note:
Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Wagner, W. L. & H. Robinson.
2002.
Lipochaeta
and
Melanthera
(Asteraceae: Heliantheae subtribe Ecliptinae): establishing their natural limits and a synopsis. Brittonia 53:557.
Common names
Distribution
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order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Illinois
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Campeche
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Colima
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guerrero
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Michoacán de Ocampo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Nayarit
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Puebla
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Quintana Roo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tabasco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Amazonas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cayman Islands
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Virgin Islands (British)
Tortola
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
Santa Cruz
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Native
Northern America
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Illinois]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Antigua and Barbuda
[Antigua],
Bahamas
,
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Cayman Islands
,
Dominica
,
Dominican Republic
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
[Saint Kitts],
St. Lucia
,
Martinique
,
Trinidad and Tobago
,
United States
[Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
,
Virgin Islands (British)
[Tortola]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Amazonas]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
[Santa Cruz],
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Weed
potential seed contaminant
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Name
References