Rosaceae

Acaena Mutis ex L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 145 (1771)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Cape Prov., New Guinea to Australasia, California to S. South America, Subantarctic Islands.

Distribution

Native to:

Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, California, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Crozet Is., Ecuador, Falkland Is., Guatemala, Heard-McDonald Is., Juan Fernández Is., Kerguelen, Macquarie Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Peru, Queensland, South Australia, South Georgia, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Victoria, Western Australia

Extinct in:

Hawaii

Introduced into:

Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Oregon

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Forster [s.n.] New Zealand K000730157 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gunn, R.C. [s.n.] Australia K000730141 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gunn, R.C. [1064] Australia K000730138 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jolinon, J. -C. [1130] Antarctica K001581805 Yes
Gunn, R.C. [483] New Zealand K000730161 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillies [s.n.] Chile K000424997 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chile K000424995 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000730139 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chile K000424994 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jolinon, J. -C. [1029] Antarctica K001581782 Yes
illegible [s.n.] Bolivia K000424993 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forster [s.n.] New Zealand K000730160 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillies [s.n.] Argentina K000424998 Type Yes
Bridges [1197] K000424996 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0