Mikania

Mikania
Mikania scandens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Eupatorieae
Genus:	Mikania Willd.
Species
About 450

Mikania is a genus of about 450^[1] species in the family of Asteraceae. The name honors the Czech botanist Johann Christian Mikan. Members of the genus are stem twiners and lianas and are common in the neotropical flora. Mikania originates from South America. A few species, such as Mikania scandens, are found in temperate areas of North and South America, and nine species are known from the Old World tropics.^[1] As with other plants in the tribe Eupatorieae, the flowers have disc florets and no ray florets.

The species Mikania laevigata and Mikania glomerata, also known as guaco, are popular in herbal medicine.

Mikania micrantha is a widespread weed in the tropics. It grows very quickly (as fast as 80 mm in 24 hours for a young plant) and covers other plants.^[2] People have looked into controlling it with herbicides, parasitic plants, fungi and insects.

Selected species

• Mikania andrei (Ecuador)
• Mikania batatifolia (Florida and West Indies)^[3]
• Mikania capensis (Africa)
• Mikania chimborazensis (Ecuador)
• Mikania cordifolia (northern Argentina to southeastern United States)^[4]
• Mikania cuencana (Ecuador)
• Mikania harlingii (Ecuador)
• Mikania iodotricha (Ecuador)
• Mikania iserniana (Ecuador)
• Mikania jamesonii (Ecuador)
• Mikania micrantha (widespread weed in many tropical areas)
• Mikania millei (Ecuador)
• Mikania natalensis (Africa)
• Mikania pulverulenta (Ecuador)
• Mikania seemannii (Ecuador)
• Mikania scandens (Mexico, Bahamas, and eastern United States)^[5]
• Mikania stereolepis (Ecuador)
• Mikania tafallana (Ecuador)

Gallery of Mikania micrantha

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  Common Peirrot Castalius rosimon on Mikania micrantha at Narendrapur near Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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  Common Peirrot Castalius rosimon on Mikania micrantha at Narendrapur near Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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  Common Peirrot Castalius rosimon on Mikania micrantha at Narendrapur near Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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  Grey Pansy Junonia atlites on Mikania micrantha in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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  Peacock Pansy Junonia almana- Dry season form on Mikania micrantha in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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  Peacock Pansy Junonia almana- Dry season form on Mikania micrantha in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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  Peacock Pansy Junonia almana- Dry season form on Mikania micrantha in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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  Common Five-ring Ypthima baldus on Mikania micrantha in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mikania". Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=120704. 
2. ^ "INVASIVES: Newsletter of the Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN)" (PDF). February 2007. http://www.fs.fed.us/global/topic/invasives/feb2007.pdf. 
3. ^ "Mikania batatifolia de Candolle". Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067190. 
4. ^ "Mikania cordifolia (Linnaeus f.) Willdenow". Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242428429. 
5. ^ "Mikania scandens (Linnaeus) Willdenow". Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220008598. 

This Eupatorieae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Mikania Asteraceae genera Eupatorieae stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? Greg Hall List of historical currencies Look at other dictionaries: Mikania — Mikania …   Wikipédia en Français Mikania —   [nach dem tschechischen Botaniker Johann Christian Mikan, * 1769, ✝ 1844], Gattung der Korbblütler mit etwa 300 Arten in den Tropen, besonders der Neuen Welt; meist kletternde, ausdauernde Kräuter oder Sträucher mit zahlreichen kleinen, fast… …   Universal-Lexikon Mikanĭa — (M. Willd.), Pflanzengattung (nach Vorigem benannt) aus der Familie Compositae Eupatoriaceae Eupatoricae Adenostyleae, 19. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten: südamerikanische, strauchartige, auch kletternde Gewächse; M. guaco Humb., hohe, kletternde Pflanze …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon Mikanĭa — W., Gattung der Kompositen, windende, seltener aufrechte Kräuter oder Sträucher mit gegenständigen Blättern, kleinen, fast immer vierblütigen Köpfchen in reichköpfigen, rispigen oder zusammengesetzt traubigen oder ährigen Blütenständen und ein… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon Mikania — Mikanĭa W., Pflanzengattg. der Kompositen, meist schlingende oder kletternde Sträucher des trop. Amerika. Heilmittel gegen Wechselfieber und Schlangenbiß ist M. Guaco Humb. (Guako) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon mikania — ● mikania nom masculin (de J. C. Mikan, nom propre) Plante composée grimpante, volubile, à feuillage luisant ornemental, à fleurs blanches ou violettes, cultivée en serre …   Encyclopédie Universelle Mikania — Mikania …   Wikipédia en Français Mikania —   Mikania …   Wikipedia Español Mikania — noun large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America • Syn: ↑genus Mikania • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary Mikania — ID 53681 Symbol Key MIKAN Common Name hempvine Family Asteraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”