Mecardonia

Mecardonia procumbens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Gratioleae
Genus: Mecardonia
Species: M. acuminata – M. berroi – M. exilis – M. grandiflora – M. kamogawae – M. procumbens – M. pubescens – M. reneeae – M. serpylloides – M. vandellioides

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Mecardonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 26. Reference page.

Name

Mecardonia Ruiz & Pav., 1794

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pagesia Raf. in Fl. Ludov.: 48 (1817)
  • Endopogon Raf. in Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 3: 101 (1818)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional: New World Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Indiana, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virginia, West Virginia, Windward Is. Introduced into: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, East Himalaya, Illinois, India, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marianas, Nauru, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Taiwan, Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ruiz, H. & Pavon, J. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis prodromus, sive Novorum generum plantarum Peruvianarum, et Chilensium descriptiones, et icones. XXII + 154 pp., 37 tt. Sancha, Madrid. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. :

Additional references

• 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. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Mecardonia. Published online. Accessed: July 26 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Mecardonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Mecardonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 July 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• 中文: 伏胁花属, 过长沙舅属, 叉药花属

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