Checklist of Bolivian Compositae - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

*Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC., Prodr. 6: 294 (1838).
var. cacalioides (Fisch. ex Spreng.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 381 (1861).
Senecio hieraciifolius L., Mant. Pl. : 469 (1771). Type: ‗Habitat in America Septentrionali. 0.‘ Lectotype (selected
by Belcher, 1956: 14): Herb. Linn. No. 996.1 (LINN).
Sonchus agrestis Swartz, Prodr. : 110 (1788). Type: ‗Sonchus laevis Sloan. cat. 122. h. 255. Jamaica‘.
Senecio cacalioides Fisch. ex Spreng., Nov. Prov. : 37 (1819). Type: ‗Habitat in Jamaica. Hort. hal. et berol.‘
Neoceis carduifolia Cass., Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1820: 91 (1820). Type: ‗J‘ai observé cette espèce au Jardin
du Roi, o÷ elle fleurissait en aoøt 1819; j‘ignore son origine, et je ne crois pas qu‘elle ait été décrite; ...‘ TYpe
material probably in P.
Sonchus occidentalis Spreng., Neue Entdeck. 2: 143 (1821). Types: ‗Ex insulis Antigua, Dominica, Guadelupa.‘
Senecio carduifolius (Cass.) Desf., Cat. Hort. Paris. ed. 3: 177 (1829).
Erechtites cacalioides (Fisch. ex Spreng.) Less., Syn. Gen. Compos. : 395 (1832).
Erechtites carduifolia (Cass.) DC., Prodr. 6: 294 (1838).
‗Erechtites hieraciifolia Walp., Rep. Bot. Syst. 2: 651 (1843)‘ is cited in the literature but is merely a citation of
the reference in de Candolle, and neither a new name nor a new combination.
Sonchus brasiliensis Meyen & Walp., Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19, Suppl. 1: 293
(1843). Type: ‗Brasilia: Rio de Ianeiro. (v.s.)‘ Holotyep: Bú.
Senecio fischeri Sch.Bip., Flora 28: 498 (1845), nom. inval.
Erechtites (Neoceis) sulcata Gardner, London J. Bot. 7: 419 (1848). Types: ‗Hab. Near Vill de Arrayas, Province
of Goyaz. ([Gardner] 3868), and on the ascent of the Corcovado, near Rio de Janeiro ([Gardner] 5527).
Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) DC. var. cacalioides Less. f. pubescens Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 335 (1891), nom. nud.
Ptileris hieracifolia (L.) Raf. ex B. D. Jacks., Index Kewensis 2: 657 (1895), nom. nud.
Erechtites carduifolia DC. var. latifolia Klatt, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 36: 291 (1896), nom. nud.
Gynura zeylanica Trimen var. malasica Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 24 (1912). Types: ‗Singapore:
Tanglin, Tanjong Katong; Johore: Tana Merah Road (Ridley 2741); Pulau Dayong (Kelsall); Muar: Bukit
Kayara, Sungei Pauh (Fox); Pahang: Sungei Meiang; Penang: Tanjong Bunga (Curtis 3400); Tringanu: Bundi
(Rostado).‘ Syntypes: [Singapore Gardens Herbarium]
Gynura malasica (Ridl.) Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 2: 190 (1923).
Gynura aspera Ridl., J. Malay Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 1: 74 (1923). Type: [Northern Sumatra:] ‗In long grass on
the [Karu] plateau.‘ [Singapore Gardens Herbarium]
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Bení, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz), Brazil, Guyana, China, Colombia,
Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Java, Mexico, Paraguay,
Peru, Puerto Rico, Sabah, Sarawak, Surinam, Sumatra, Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Brejos, campos rupestres amongst rocks, damp areas in cerrado, stream banks.
0–1500 m.
Possibly flowering throughout the year in the right conditions, but often October–April.
Vernacular name: ALMEIRÃOZINHO (Cabrera & Klein, 1975).
Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) DC. var. cacalioides Less. f. pubescens Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 335 (1891), nom. nud.
= Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. var. cacalioides (Fisch. ex Spreng.) Griseb.
Erechtites missionum Malme, Kongl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. 32(5): (1899). Type: [Brazil:] ‚Rio
Grande do Sul: Colonia Ijuhy (In »roças«, agris combustis, nec non juxta vias in silva, solo denudato.
18 1 / 493. MALME 744.).‘
Argentina, Bolivia (Santa Cruz), Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela.
Campos rupestres, amongst rocks.
200–1000 m.
Probably flowering throughout the year.
Santa Cruz: Wood et al. 18274 (K).
Erechtites missionum Malme var. lanceolata Chodat, Bull. Herb. Bois. 2, 3(8): 732 (1903) = Erechtites
goyazensis (Gardner) Cabrera
Erechtites (Neoceis) organensis Gardner, London J. Bot. 7: 420 (1848) = Erechtites valerianifolia (Link ex
Spreng.) Less. ex DC. [f. organensis (Gardner) Belcher]
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