Adenostemma

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Eupatorieae
Subtribus: Adenostemmatinae
Genus: Adenostemma
Species: A. berteri – A. brasilianum – A. caffrum – A. cuatrecasasii – A. flintii – A. fosbergii – A. goyazense – A. harlingii – A. hirsutum – A. hirtiflorum – A. involucratum – A. lanceolatum - A. lavenia – A. macrophyllum – A. mauritianum – A. platyphyllum – A. renschii – A. suffruticosum – A. vargasii – A. verbesina – A. viscosum – A. vitiense – A. zakii
A. berteri - A. lanceolatum - A. lavenia -

Name

Adenostemma J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Type species: Adenostemma viscosum J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.

References

J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Characteres Generum Plantarum 45, pl. 45. 1775.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Adenostemma. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 31 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Adenostemma in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Dec. 31.
Tropicos.org 2017. Adenostemma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Dec. 31.
Hassler, M. 2017. Adenostemma. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Dec 31. Reference page.

Adenostemma is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1775. It is widespread in tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands.[1][2]
Species

As of July 2020, Plants of the World online has 23 accepted species:[3][4]

Adenostemma brasilianum Cass.
Adenostemma caffrum
Adenostemma cuatrecasasii
Adenostemma flintii
Adenostemma fosbergii
Adenostemma goyazense
Adenostemma harlingii
Adenostemma hirsutum
Adenostemma hirtiflorum
Adenostemma involucratum
Adenostemma lanceolatum
Adenostemma lavenia
Adenostemma madurense
Adenostemma mauritianum
Adenostemma platyphyllum
Adenostemma renschiae
Adenostemma renschii
Adenostemma schimperi
Adenostemma suffruticosum
Adenostemma tinctorium
Adenostemma vargasii
Adenostemma verbesina
Adenostemma viscosum
Adenostemma vitiense
Adenostemma zakii

Selected synonyms include:

Adenostemma angustifolium Arn. — synonym of Adenostemma lavenia var. angustifolium (Arn.) Uniyal
Adenostemma berteroi DC. — synonym of Adenostemma brasilianum Cass.

A. harlingii and A. zakii are examples of species endemic to Ecuador.
References

Johann Reinhold Forster & Johann Georg Adam Forster. 1775. Characteres Generum Plantarum 45, pl. 45
Tropicos, Adenostemma J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 14 July 2020
The Plant List Search for Adenostemma