Plantago brasiliensis

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: Plantagineae
Genus: Plantago
Subgenus: Plantago subg. Psyllium
Species: Plantago brasiliensis

Name

Plantago brasiliensis Sims, Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2616. (1826)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Plantago brasiliensis var. eubrasiliensis Pilg., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 62: 62 (1928), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Plantago armeriifolia Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 91: 263 (1895)
  • Plantago bonariensis Steud., Flora 32: 408 (1849)
  • Plantago brasiliensis var. chilensis (Rapin) Pilg., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 423 (1919)
  • Plantago brasiliensis var. cinereovillosa Pilg., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 62: 66 (1928)
  • Plantago brasiliensis var. cordobensis Pilg., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 62: 64 (1928)
  • Plantago brasiliensis var. decaisnei (Barnéoud) Pilg., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 423 (1919)
  • Plantago brasiliensis var. flavidohirsuta Pilg., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 62: 68 (1928)
  • Plantago brasiliensis var. gayana (Decne. ex Barnéoud) Pilg., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 423 (1919)
  • Plantago brasiliensis var. lasiothrix (Kunze ex Decne.) Pilg., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 423 (1919)
  • Plantago brasiliensis var. obtusata (Decne.) Pilg., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 423 (1919)
  • Plantago chilensis Rapin, Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 475 (1827)
  • Plantago coriacea Cham. & Schltdl., Linnaea 1: 171 (1826)
  • Plantago coriacea var. glabriuscula Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 263 (1898)
  • Plantago decaisnei Barnéoud, Monogr. Plantag.: 45 (1845)
  • Plantago dolichophylla Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 91: 262 (1895)
  • Plantago gayana Decne. ex Barnéoud, Monogr. Plantag.: 46 (1845)
  • Plantago lasiothrix Kunze ex Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 709 (1852)
  • Plantago obtusata Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 711 (1852)
  • Plantago sericea var. decaisnei (Barnéoud) Wedd., Chlor. Andina 2: 163 (1860)
  • Plantago sericea var. obtusata (Decne.) Wedd., Chlor. Andina 2: 164 (1860)
  • Plantago vidalii Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 91: 264 (1895)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Argentina Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South Regional: Brazil Brazil South Regional: Southern South America Chile Central, Chile South, Uruguay References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sims, J. 1826. Curtis’s botanical magazine, comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other botanical establishments in Great Britain; with suitable descriptions. Vol. LIII pp. 2607–2704. Lovell Reeve, London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O., Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C.F.S. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1): i–xcvi, 1–983; 107(2): i–xx, 985–2286; 107(3): i–xxi, 2287–3348. ISBN 978-1-930723-70-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 2, Asteraceae); ResearchGate (Vol. 2, pp. 1581–1627, Bignoniaceae) . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Plantago brasiliensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Plantago brasiliensis. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 20 2025. Reference page.