Checklist of Bolivian Compositae - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Acmella mauritiana L.C. Rich. ex Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 472 (1807), nom. superfl., based on V. acmella L.
Verbesina lanceolata Poir., Encyc. 8: 460 (1808). Type: ‗J‘ignore le lieu natal de cette plant. (V. s. in herb.
Desfont.)‘ Holotype: ?FI.
Acmella linnaei Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat. 24: 330 (1822), nom. superfl., based on V. acmella L.
Blainvillea rhomboidea Cass., J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 96: 216 (May 1823); Dict. Sci. Nat. 29: 494 (Dec
1823). Type: ‗ … cultivés au Jardin du Roi, …‘ Holotype: ?P. Note: The generic anad specific description
that appeared in the Dictionnaire are copied from those that appeared in the Journal earlier in the same year,
the latter being the place of valid publication.
Blainvillea gayana Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat. 47: 90 (1827). Type: ‗Nous avons fait cette description sur des
échantillons secs, qui nous ont été libéralement donnés par M. Gay: ils provenaient des grains recueillies
dans le Sénégal, envoyées à cette habile botaniste sous le nom d‘Ageratum ou de Bidens, et semées par lui
dans le Jardin du Luxumbourg, o÷ ces échantillons ont fleuri en Septembre 1826.‘ Holotype: K.
Blainvillea latifolia (L.f.) DC. ex Wight, Contr. Bot. Ind. : 17 (1834).
Blainvillea rhomboidea Cass. var. lanceolata (Poir.) DC. Prodr. 5: 492. (1836).
Spilanthes mauritiana (L.C. Rich.) DC., Prodr. 5: 625 (1836).
Oligogyne burchellii Hook. f., Icones Pl. 2: t. 101 (1837). Type: [Brazil: ] ‗Hab. Rio Janeiro. Wm. J. Burchell, Esq.
(n. 12.)‘ Holotype: K.
Eisenmannia clandestina Sch.Bip. ex Hochst., Flora 24: I. Intell. 42 (1841), nom. nud.
Blainvillea polycephala Gardner, London J. Bot. 7: 89 (1848). Type: [Brazil: ] ‗Hab. In dry bushy places near the
city of Maranham. May, 1841. [Gardner 6053]‘. Holotype BM, isotypes K.
Blainvillea racemosa Gardner, London J. Bot. 7: 89 (1848). Type: [Brazil: ] ‗Hab. In dry, sandy, shady places
near Villa do Icó, Proivince of Ceará. Aug. 1838 [Gardner 1740]‘. Holotype: BM; isotypes: K.
Blainvillea hispida Edgew., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 70 (1851). Type: [India:] ‗Han/ Himala, in arvis, alt.
ped. 4000–5000. Junio.‘ [Edgeworth 79]. Holotype: K.
Blainvillea alba Edgew., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 70 (1851). Type: ‗Hab. Pinjor Dhön, in arvis, Prov.
Sirhind, Indiae Bor.-Occ. Sept.‘ [Edgeworth 90]. Holotype: K.
Calyptocarpus burchellii (Hook.) Sch.Bip., Bot. Zeitung. 24: 165 (1866).
Blainvillea rhomboidea Cass. var. polycephala (Gardner) Baker in Mart., Fl. Bras. 6(3): 176 (1884).
Blainvillea rhomboidea Cass. var. racemosa (Gardner) Baker in Mart., Fl. Bras. 6(3): 176 (1884).
Ceratocephalus acmella (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 326 (1891).
Coreopsis acmella (L.) E. H. L. Krause, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 32: 340 (1914).
Wedelia gossweileri S. Moore, J. Bot. 56: 232 (1918). Type: ‗Angola, Libob; Gossweiler, 6388.‘ Holotype: BM.
Bolivia (Santa Cruz), Brazil, Venezuela. Very widespread in the Old World, especially in tropical Africa and
Asia. Surpisingly under-collected in South America and absent from many of the checklists (e.g. Argentina,
Ecuador, Peru) where it might be expected.
450–1350 m.
Probably flowering throughout the year.
Santa Cruz: Wood 17898 (K).
Note: The rather voluminous synonymy is based on examination of several of the specimens from J. Gay‘s
herbarium (largely from cultivated material) that are in K. It is clear that they are conspecific, suggesting that
B. acmella is another pantropic weed. Material from Santa Cruz most closely resembles the type material of
Gardner‘s Blainvillea polycephala.
Blainvillea alba Edgew., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 70 (1851) = Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson
Blainvillea gayana Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat. 47: 90 (1827) = Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson
Blainvillea hispida Edgew., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 70 (1851) = Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson
Blainvillea latifolia (L.f.) DC. ex Wight, Contr. Bot. Ind. : 17 (1834) = Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson
Blainvillea polycephala Gardner, London J. Bot. 7: 89 (1848) = Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson
Blainvillea racemosa Gardner, London J. Bot. 7: 89 (1848) = Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson
Blainvillea rhomboidea Cass., Dict. Sci. Nat. 29: 494 (1823) = Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson
Blainvillea rhomboidea Cass. var. lanceolata (Poir.) DC. Prodr. 5: 492. (1836) = Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson
Blainvillea rhomboidea Cass. var. polycephala (Gardner) Baker in Mart., Fl. Bras. 6(3): 176 (1884) = Blainvillea
acmella (L.) Philipson
Blainvillea rhomboidea Cass. var. racemosa (Gardner) Baker in Mart., Fl. Bras. 6(3): 176 (1884) = Blainvillea
acmella (L.) Philipson