Stevia serrata

Stevia serrata

Stevia serrata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Eupatorieae
Subtribus: Piqueriinae
Genus: Stevia
Species: Stevia serrata

Name

Stevia serrata Cav., 1797

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Stevia serrata var. typica B.L.Rob. in Contr. Gray Herb. 90: 122 (1930), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Ageratum punctatum Ortega in Nov. Pl. Descr. Dec.: 37 (1797)
  • Ageratum striatum Sessé & Moc. in Naturaleza (Mexico City), ser. 2, 1(App.): 136 (1890)
  • Stevia canescens Kunth in F.W.H.A.Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & K.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 112 (1818)
  • Stevia ivifolia Willd. in Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1: 137 (1807)
  • Stevia ivifolia var. bogotensis in Prodr. 5: 118 (1836)
  • Stevia lanceolata Lag. in Gen. Sp. Pl.: 26 (1816)
  • Stevia linoides Sch.Bip. in Linnaea 25: 284 (1853)
  • Stevia microcephala DC. in Prodr. 5: 118 (1836)
  • Stevia pubescens Kunth in F.W.H.A.Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & K.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 112 (1818), nom. illeg.
  • Stevia punctata (Ortega) Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 403 (1807)
  • Stevia serrata var. arguta B.L.Rob. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 35: 328 (1900)
  • Stevia serrata var. haplopappa B.L.Rob. in Contr. Gray Herb. 90: 21 (1930)
  • Stevia serrata var. ivifolia (Willd.) B.L.Rob. in Contr. Gray Herb. 90: 123 (1930)
  • Stevia serrata var. linoides (Sch.Bip.) B.L.Rob. in Contr. Gray Herb. 90: 122 (1930)
  • Stevia virgata Kunth in F.W.H.A.Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & K.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 111 (1818)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas), Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas) Continental: Southern America Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia (Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Norte de Santander), Ecuador, Venezuela (Merida, Tachira) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Cavanilles, A.J. 1797-1798. Icones et descriptiones plantarum, quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt, aut in hortis hospitantur. Vol. IV. III + 82 pp., tab. 301–400. Ex Regia Typographia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. : 4(1): 33, pl. 355.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Stevia serrata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Stevia serrata. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 28 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Stevia serrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Stevia serrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Mar. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Stevia serrata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: sawtooth candyleaf

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