Calea

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: Neurolaeneae
Genus: Calea
Species: C. abbreviata – C. abelioides – C. acaulis – C. acuminata – C. aldamoides – C. angosturana – C. angusta – C. annua – C. anomala – C. asclepiifolia – C. bahiensis – C. bakeriana – C. berteriana – C. bishopii – C. brittoniana – C. bucaramangensis – C. cabrerae – C. caleoides – C. camani – C. candolleana – C. chapadensis – C. chocoensis – C. chodatii – C. clausseniana – C. clematidea – C. colombiana – C. coriacea – C. coridifolia – C. coronopifolia – C. crassifolia – C. crenata – C. crocinervosa – C. cuneifolia – C. cymosa – C. dalyi – C. diffusa – C. divaricata – C. divergens – C. elongata – C. esposi – C. ferruginea – C. fluviatilis – C. formosa – C. fruticosa – C. gardneriana – C. gargantae – C. gentianoides – C. graminifolia – C. granitica – C. grazielae – C. harleyi – C. harlingii – C. hassleriana – C. hatschbachii – C. heteropappa – C. huanchancana – C. huigrensis – C. hymenolepis – C. hypericifolia – C. ilienii – C. intermedia – C. irwinii – C. jamaicensis – C. jelskii – C. kingii – C. kirkbridei – C. kristiniae – C. kunhardtii – C. lantanoides – C. lemmatioides – C. linearifolia – C. longifolia – C. longipedicellata – C. lucida – C. lucidivenia – C. lutea – C. marginata – C. martiana – C. mediterranea – C. megacephala – C. melissifolia – C. microphylla – C. monocephala – C. montana – C. morii – C. multiplinervia – C. myrtifolia – C. nana – C. neblinensis – C. nematophylla – C. nervosa – C. nitida – C. oaxacana – C. oliveri – C. orbiculata – C. ottohuberi – C. oxylepis – C. papposa – C. paraguayensis – C. parvifolia – C. perijaensis – C. perimbricata – C. peruviana – C. phelpsiae – C. phyllolepis – C. pilosa – C. pinheiroi – C. pinnatifida – C. pohliana – C. politii – C. polycephala – C. punctata – C. purpurea – C. quadrifolia – C. ramosissima – C. reticulata – C. rhombifolia – C. robinsoniana – C. rojasiana – C. rotundifolia – C. rupicola – C. saxatilis – C. semirii – C. senecioides – C. septuplinervia – C. serrata – C. sessiliflora – C. sickii – C. sipapoana – C. solidaginea – C. stenophylla – C. subcordata – C. sublantanoides – C. szyszylowiczii – C. ternifolia – C. teucriifolia – C. tocantina – C. tolimana – C. triantha – C. tricephala – C. tridactylita – C. trujilloi – C. ulei – C. umbellulata – C. uniflora – C. urticifolia – C. venosa – C. verticillata – C. villosa – C. wedelioides – C. yariguiensis – C. yuruparina
Name

Calea L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 2: 1179. (1763)

Type species: Calea jamaicensis L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 2: 1179. (1763)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Leontophthalmum Willd. (1807)
Mocinna Lag. (1816)
Caleacte R.Br. (1817)
Caleacte Less. (1830)
Lemmatium DC. (1836)
Meyeria DC. (1836)
Schomburghia DC. (1838)
Schomburgkia DC. (1838) orth. var. non Schomburgkia Lindl., Sert. Orchid.: t. 10 (1838) vide Laelia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 115 (1831), nom. cons.
Geissopappus Benth. (1840)
Aschenbornia S.Schauer (1847)
Amphicalea (DC.) Gardner (1848)
Stenophyllum Sch.Bip. ex Benth. & Hook. (1873)
Tonalanthus Brandegee (1914)
Brasilia G.M.Barroso (1962)

References

Linnaeus, C. 1763. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus II: 1179. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2018. Calea. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 January 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Calea. Published online. Accessed: January 04 2018.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Calea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 January 04. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2018. Calea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 January 04.

Calea is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[4][2] They are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions[5] in Mexico, Central America, and South America.[6][7]

Extracts of Calea species have had antifungal, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, larvicidal, antiplasmodial, and antihypertensive effects in experiments.[5] Some species are used in traditional medicine and ritual. Calea clematidea is used to treat influenza. Calea ternifolia is used in Mexico to treat dysentery and fever, and native peoples use it to influence their dreams.[6]

Species[8]

Calea abbreviata
Calea abelioides
Calea acaulis
Calea angosturana
Calea angusta
Calea annua
Calea anomala
Calea asclepiaefolia
Calea bahiensis
Calea bakeriana
Calea bipontinii
Calea brachiata
Calea brevifolia
Calea brittoniana
Calea bucaramangensis
Calea caleoides
Calea camani
Calea camargoana
Calea camporum
Calea candolleana
Calea chapadensis
Calea chocoensis
Calea chodatii
Calea clematidea
Calea colombiana
Calea coriacea
Calea coronopifolia
Calea crassifolia
Calea crenata
Calea cuneifolia
Calea cymosa
Calea dalyi
Calea densiflora
Calea divaricata
Calea divergens
Calea elongata
Calea esposi
Calea ferruginea
Calea fluviatilis
Calea formosa
Calea gardneriana
Calea gargantae
Calea gentianoides
Calea glabra
Calea glabrata
Calea graminifolia
Calea grazielae
Calea harleyi
Calea harlingii
Calea hassleriana
Calea hatschbachii
Calea huigrensis
Calea hymenolepis
Calea hypericifolia
Calea ilienii
Calea integrifolia
Calea intermedia
Calea irwinii
Calea jamaicensis
Calea jelskii
Calea kingii
Calea kirkbridei
Calea kristiniae
Calea kunhardtii
Calea lantanoides
Calea lemmatioides
Calea lindenii
Calea linearifolia
Calea longipedicellata
Calea lucida
Calea lucidivenia
Calea lutea
Calea marginata
Calea martiana
Calea mediterranea
Calea megacephala
Calea melissifolia
Calea microphylla
Calea monocephala
Calea montana
Calea morii
Calea multiplinervia
Calea myrtifolia
Calea nana
Calea neblinensis
Calea nematophylla
Calea nervosa
Calea nitida
Calea oaxacana
Calea oliveri
Calea orbiculata
Calea oxylepis
Calea pachensis
Calea papposa
Calea parvifolia
Calea perijaensis
Calea perimbricata
Calea peruviana
Calea phelpsiae
Calea phyllolepis
Calea pilosa
Calea pinheiroi
Calea pinnatifida
Calea pohliana
Calea politii
Calea polycephala
Calea punctata
Calea purpurea
Calea quadrifolia
Calea ramosissima
Calea reticulata
Calea rhombifolia
Calea robinsoniana
Calea rojasiana
Calea rotundifolia
Calea rupicola
Calea saxatilis
Calea scabra
Calea semirii
Calea senecioides
Calea septuplinervia
Calea serrata
Calea sessiliflora
Calea sipapoana
Calea sodiroi
Calea solidaginea
Calea stenophylla
Calea subcordata
Calea sublantanoides
Calea szyszylowiczii
Calea ternifolia
Calea teucriifolia
Calea tolimana
Calea triantha
Calea tricephala
Calea tridactylita
Calea trujilloi
Calea ulei
Calea umbellulata
Calea uniflora
Calea urticifolia
Calea verticillata
Calea villosa
Calea wedelioides
Calea yuruparina

Names brought to synonymy

Calea elegans DC., a synonym for Perymenium acuminatum, a plant found in Mexico

Calea cymosa
Calea ternifolia
References

lectotype designated by R. Brown, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12: 108-109 (1817)
Tropicos, Calea L.
Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
Linnaeus, Carl von. 1763. Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda 2: 1179 in Latin
do Nascimento, A. M., et al. (2007). Chromanones with leishmanicidal activity from Calea uniflora. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung 62(5-6), 353-56.
Ferraz, A., et al. (2009). Pharmacological and genotoxic evaluation of Calea clematidea and Calea uniflora. Latin American Journal of Pharmacy 28(6), 858-62.
Pozo, P. and D. N. Hind. (2013). A new species of Calea sect. Meyeria (Compositae: Heliantheae: Neurolaeninae), Calea woodii, from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Kew Bulletin 68, 1-5.
Calea. The Plant List.