Austroeupatorium is a genus of plants native primarily to South America, including herbaceous perennials and shrubs.[2] The native range is focused on eastern South America[3] and extends as far north as Panama and Trinidad and as far west as Bolivia.[2]
| Austroeupatorium | |
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| Austroeupatorium inulifolium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Austroeupatorium R.M.King & H.Rob. |
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Species
editThe species A. inulifolium is native to South America, from Panama to Argentina. It has been introduced to Sri Lanka,[2] Indonesia,[2][4] Taiwan,[2][4] the Philippines,[4] and Sumatra.[2] It is a highly invasive species in the Knuckles Range in Sri Lanka.[5][6] It can be either a herbaceous perennial or a shrub and can grow up to two meters tall. It particularly colonizes disturbed areas such as roadsides and fields prepared for planting.[2]
- Accepted species[1]
- Austroeupatorium albescens (Gardner) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Goiás, Brazilia
- Austroeupatorium apensis (Chodat) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraguay, southern Brazil
- Austroeupatorium chaparense (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia
- Austroeupatorium cordato-acuminatum H.Rob. - Brazil
- Austroeupatorium decemflorum (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
- Austroeupatorium entreriense (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Uruguay
- Austroeupatorium inulaefolium (Kunth) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay
- Austroeupatorium laetevirens (Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraguay, southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina
- Austroeupatorium morii R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bahia, Espirito Santo
- Austroeupatorium neglectum (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Espirito Santo, Paraná, Minas Gerais, São Paulo
- Austroeupatorium patens (D.Don ex Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Chile
- Austroeupatorium paulinum (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Amazonas
- Austroeupatorium petrophilum (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Rio de Janeiro
- Austroeupatorium picturatum (Malme) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraná, Santa Catarina, northeastern Argentina
- Austroeupatorium rosmarinaceum (Cabrera & Vittet) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul
- Austroeupatorium silphiifolium (Mart.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia, Paraguay, Bahia, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Brazilia, Goiás
References
edit- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ a b c d e f g Tsai-Wen Hsu, Ching-I Peng & Chiu-Mei Wang (2006). "Austroeupatorium inulifolium (Kunth) King & Robinson (Asteraceae), a Newly Naturalized Plant in Taiwan". Taiwania. 51 (1): 41–45.
- ^ "7. Austroeupatorium R. King & H. Robinson". Árboles y arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador.
- ^ a b c "Austroeupatorium inulifolium". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).
- ^ Lalith Gunasekera (December 2012). "Suddha is a silence destroyer of the Knuckles Mountain range in Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Guardian. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Lalith Gunasekera (October 2012). "Invaders In Knuckles Mountain Range". Retrieved April 16, 2018.
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