Ainsliaea latifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Pertyoideae
Tribus: Pertyeae
Genus: Ainsliaea
Species: Ainsliaea latifolia

Name

Ainsliaea latifolia (D.Don) Sch.Bip., Jahresber. Pollichia 18-19: 190 (1861).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Liatris latifolia D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 169 (1825)
• Heterotypic
  • Ainsliaea heterantha Hand.-Mazz., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 87: 128 (1938)
  • Ainsliaea hypoleuca Diels, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 514 (1922)
  • Ainsliaea latifolia var. ramifera H.Chuang, Fl. Yunnanica 13: 835 (2004)
  • Ainsliaea latifolia var. taiwanensis S.E.Freire, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 94: 136 (2007)
  • Ainsliaea petelotii Merr., J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 388 (1940)
  • Ainsliaea pteropoda DC., Prodr. 7:14. 1838
  • Ainsliaea pteropoda var. silhetensis DC., Prodr. 7: 14 (1838)
  • Ainsliaea scabrida Dunn, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 35: 510 (1903)
  • Ainsliaea silhetensis (DC.) C.B.Clarke, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 411 (1875)
  • Ainsliaea triflora Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4(Suppl. 2): 603 (1916 publ. 1917)
  • Ainsliea latifolia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 305 (1891)
  • Liatris lobelioides Wall. ex C.B.Clarke, Compos. Ind.: 246 (1876)
  • Perdicium triflorum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 169 (1825)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Tibet Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Malesia Malaya, Philippines, Sumatera References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schultz, C.H. "Bipontinus" 1861. Cassiniaceae uniflorae oder Verzeichniss der Cassiniaceen, mit 1-blüthigen Köpfchen. Jahresbericht der Pollichia, eines Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins der Rheinpfalz 18/19: 157–190. MDZ Reference page. 
• Don, D. 1825. Prodromus Florae Nepalensis, sive enumeratio vegetabilium, quae in itinere per Nepaliam proprie dictam et regiones conterminas, ann. 1802–1803. Detexit atque legit D. D. Franciscus Hamilton, (olim Buchanan) M.D. ... Accedunt plantae a D. Wallich nuperius missae. Secundum methodi naturalis normam disposuit atque descripsit David Don, ... XII+256 pp. J. Gale, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Ainsliaea latifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Ainsliaea latifolia. Published online. Accessed: 28. Jan. 2026. Reference page.