Sphagneticola calendulacea

Sphagneticola calendulacea

Sphagneticola calendulacea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Ecliptinae
Genus: Sphagneticola
Species: Sphagneticola calendulacea

Name

Sphagneticola calendulacea (L.) Pruski, Novon 6: 411 (1996).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Verbesina calendulacea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 902 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Jaegeria calendulacea (L.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 590 (1826) [IPNI, POWO, WFO, World Plants: "500"].
  • Wedelia calendulacea (L.) Less., Syn. Gen. Compos.: 222 (1832), nom. illeg. non Wedelia calendulacea Rich. in C.H.Persoon, Syn. Pl. 2: 490 (1807).
  • Seruneum calendulaceum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 365 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Solidago chinensis Osbeck, Dagb. Ostind. Resa: 241 (1757).
    • Wedelia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 111 (1917).
    • Complaya chinensis (Osbeck) Strother, Syst. Bot. Monogr. 33: 14 (1991).
    • Thelechitonia chinensis (Osbeck) H.Rob. & Cuatrec., Phytologia 72: 142 (1992).
  • Wedelia bengalensis Rich. in C.H.Persoon, Syn. Pl. 2: 490 (1807).
    • Polymnia benghalensis Poir. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 377 (1841).
  • Wedelia linearis Zoll., Flora 30: 534 (1847).
  • Wedelia zollingeriana Sch.Bip. ex C.B.Clarke, Compos. Ind.: 136 (1876), pro syn.
• Misapplied names
  • Polymnia calendulacea (Rich.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 482 (1816) [citing Rich., not L.].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China Manchuria, China Southeast. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan (introduced), Sri Lanka. Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pruski, J.F. 1996. Compositae of the Guayana Highland – XI. Tuberculocarpus gen. nov. and some other Ecliptinae (Heliantheae). Novon 6(4): 404–418. DOI: 10.2307/3392 BHL Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 902. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Sphagneticola calendulacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Sphagneticola calendulacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Sphagneticola calendulacea. Published online. Accessed: 26 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Sphagneticola calendulacea. Accessed: 26 Oct 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• azərbaycanca: Çin vedeliyası
• 中文: 蟛蜞菊

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