Austroeupatorium Explained
Austroeupatorium is a genus of plants native primarily to South America, including herbaceous perennials and shrubs.[1] The native range is focused on eastern South America[2] and extends as far north as Panama and Trinidad and as far west as Bolivia.[1]
Species
The species A. inulifolium is native to South America, from Panama to Argentina. It has been introduced to Sri Lanka,[1] Indonesia,[1] Taiwan,[1] the Philippines,[3] and Sumatra.[1] It is a highly invasive species in the Knuckles Range in Sri Lanka.[4] [5] It can be either a herbaceous perennial or a shrub and can grow up to two meters tall. It particularly colonizes disturbed areas such as roadsides and fields prepared for planting.[1]
- Accepted species
- Austroeupatorium albescens (Gardner) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Goiás, Brazilia Austroeupatorium apensis (Chodat) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraguay, southern Brazil
- Austroeupatorium chaparense (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia
- Austroeupatorium cordato-acuminatum H.Rob. - Brazil
- Austroeupatorium decemflorum (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
- Austroeupatorium entreriense (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Uruguay
- Austroeupatorium inulaefolium (Kunth) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay
- Austroeupatorium laetevirens (Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraguay, southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina
- Austroeupatorium morii R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bahia, Espirito Santo
- Austroeupatorium neglectum (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Espirito Santo, Paraná, Minas Gerais, São Paulo
- Austroeupatorium patens (D.Don ex Hook. & Arn.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Chile
- Austroeupatorium paulinum (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Amazonas
- Austroeupatorium petrophilum (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Rio de Janeiro
- Austroeupatorium picturatum (Malme) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraná, Santa Catarina, northeastern Argentina
- Austroeupatorium rosmarinaceum (Cabrera & Vittet) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul
- Austroeupatorium silphiifolium (Mart.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia, Paraguay, Bahia, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Brazilia, Goiás
Notes and References
- Austroeupatorium inulifolium (Kunth) King & Robinson (Asteraceae), a Newly Naturalized Plant in Taiwan . Tsai-Wen Hsu, Ching-I Peng . Chiu-Mei Wang . amp . Taiwania . 51 . 1 . 41–45 . 2006 .
- Web site: 7. Austroeupatorium R. King & H. Robinson . Árboles y arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador .
- Web site: Austroeupatorium inulifolium . Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) .
- News: Lalith Gunasekera . Suddha is a silence destroyer of the Knuckles Mountain range in Sri Lanka . . December 2012 . April 16, 2018.
- News: Lalith Gunasekera . Invaders In Knuckles Mountain Range . October 2012 . April 16, 2018.
