Mikania

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Mikania
Starr 031108-0005 Mikania scandens.jpg
Mikania scandens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Mikania
Willd. 1803, conserved name not F.W.Schmidt 1795 (Asteraceae) nor Neck. 1790 (Moraceae)
Synonyms [1]
  • MorreniaKunze
  • KanimiaGardner
  • CorynantheliumKunze
  • WikstroemiaSpreng.
  • CareliaJuss. ex Cav.
  • CatophyllumPohl ex Baker
  • WilloughbyaNeck. ex Kuntze
  • WillugbaeyaNeck.
Mikania micrantha Mikania micrantha at Kadavoor.jpg
Mikania micrantha

Mikania is a genus of about 450 [2] species of plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.

The name honors the Czech botanist Johann Christian Mikan, 1743–1814. [2] Members of the genus are stem twiners and lianas and are common in the neotropical flora. Mikania originates from South America. A few species, such as Mikania scandens , are found in temperate areas of North and South America, and nine species are known from the Old World tropics. [2] As with other plants in the tribe Eupatorieae, the flowers have disc florets and no ray florets.

The species Mikania laevigata and Mikania glomerata , also known as guaco, are popular in herbal medicine.

Mikania micrantha is a widespread weed in the tropics. It grows very quickly (as fast as 80 mm in 24 hours for a young plant) and covers other plants. [3] People have looked into controlling it with herbicides, parasitic plants, fungi and insects.

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References

  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-19 at archive.today
  2. 1 2 3 "Mikania". Flora of North America.
  3. "INVASIVES: Newsletter of the Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN)" (PDF). 8. February 2007.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Mikania batatifolia de Candolle". Flora of North America .
  5. "Mikania cordifolia (Linnaeus f.) Willdenow". Flora of North America .
  6. "Mikania scandens (Linnaeus) Willdenow". Flora of North America .

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