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Acaena

The genus Acaena is in the family Rosaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Acaena

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Acaena acrobyssina Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena aculeata Meyen Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena agnipila Gand. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena alpina Poepp. ex Walp. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena andicola Gillies ex Walp. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena andina Phil. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × anserinacea Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena anserinifolia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Domin Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena anserinifolia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) J.B.Armstr. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena anserinifolia (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Druce Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × anserovina Orchard Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena antarctica Hook.f. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena aquatica L. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena argentea Ruiz & Pav. Accepted L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena argentea Bertero ex Steud. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena asthenoglochin Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena australis (Salisb.) Britten Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena basibullata Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena behriana Schltdl. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena berteriana Bernh. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena boliviana Gand. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × brunnescens Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena buchananii Hook.f. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena caesiglauca Bergmans Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Acaena caespitosa Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena calvivagina Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena confertissima Bitter Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena craspedotricha Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × cunctatrix Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena decumbens Menzies Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena decumbens (G.Forst. ex Gaertn.) D.W.H.Walton Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena denudata Reiche Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena depressa Kirk Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena deserticola Phil. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × dieckii Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena dimorphoglochin Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena distichophylla Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena dolichanthera Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena dumicola B.H.Macmill. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena dumulosa Gand. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena echinata Nees Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × eglochidiata Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena elongata L. Accepted L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena emittens B.H.Macmill. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena eupatoria Cham. & Schltdl. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena exigua A.Gray Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena fissistipula Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena frondosibracteata Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena fuscescens Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena glabra Buchanan Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena glaucophylla Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × gracillima Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena grahamiana Gillies ex Walp. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena heptandra Dombey ex Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena hirsutula Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena huttonii R.Br.bis Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena hystrix Chodat & Wilczek Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena incisa Lindl. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena inermis Hook.f. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena insularis Citerne Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena integerrima Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena interrupta Larra¤aga Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena juvenca B.H.Macmill. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × langei-axelii Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena latebrosa W.T.Aiton Accepted L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena latifrons Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena laxa Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena laxiflora Willd. ex Steud. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena leptacantha Phil. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena leptophylla Phil. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × lividella Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena longiscapa Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena longisepala Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena longistigma Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena lucida Willd. ex Steud. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena lucida (Aiton) Vahl Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena macrantha Colenso Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena macrocephala Poepp. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena macrorhiza Hook.f. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena magellanica (Lam.) Vahl Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena masafuerana Bitter Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × metaphyllidion Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena microphylla Hook.f. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena minor (Hook.f.) Allan Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena molliuscula Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena montana Phil. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena montana Hook.f. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena montana F.Muell. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena multifida A.Dietr. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena myriophylla Lindl. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena niederleinii Hieron. ex Hosseus Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena nivalis Phil. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena novae-zelandiae Kirk Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena novemdentata Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × obscureolivacea Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena ovalifolia Vahl Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena ovalifolia Ruiz & Pav. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena ovalis Pers. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena ovina A.Cunn. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × pallens Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pallida (Kirk) Allan Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pallida (Kirk) J.W.Dawson Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena parvifoliolata Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena patagonica A.E.Martic. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pearcei Reiche Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pectinata C.Presl Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pennatula Gand. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena peterioides Kunth Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena philippi Dus‚n Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena philippii Gand. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pinnata Citerne Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pinnatifida Hook. & Arn. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pinnatifida Lindl. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pinnatifida hort. ex Steud. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pinnatifida Ruiz & Pav. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena platyacantha Speg. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pluribullata Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena poeppigiana Clos Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena poeppigiana Gay Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena poterioides Willd. ex Steud. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pringlei Gand. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pterocarpa Dus‚n Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena pumila Vahl Accepted L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena purpureistigma Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × pusilliviridis Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena rorida B.H.Macmill. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × rubescentiglauca Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena saccaticupula Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena sarmentosa (Thouars) Carmich. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena sericea Phil. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena sericea J.Jacq. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena splendens Hook. & Arn. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena stangii Christoph. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena stellaris Meyen Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena stricta Griseb. Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × subglabra Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena subincisa Wedd. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena subnitens Kalela Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × subovalifolia Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena subtussericascens Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × tardans Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena tasmanica Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena tasmanica Gand. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena tehuelcha Speg. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena tenera Albov Accepted H RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena tesca B.H.Macmill. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena torilicarpa Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena tridactyla C.Presl Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena trifida Ruiz & Pav. Accepted L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena trifida auct. cal. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena trifida Torr. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena trifida Steud. & Hochst. ex Steud. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena triglochin Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena valdiviana Phil. Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena valida Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena × vinosa Bitter Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18
Acaena viridior (Cockayne) Allan Unresolved L RJP 2011-10-18

Statistics

The Plant List includes 268 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Acaena. Of these 31 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 116 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Acaena. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 268 species names for the genus Acaena recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 31 11.6%
◕ Synonym 104 38.8%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 133 49.6%

All names

The status of the 384 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Acaena recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 31 8.1%
◕ Synonym 217 56.5%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 136 35.4%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 268 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Acaena, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 25 90 0 0 115 42.9%
Medium confidence 1 2 0 0 3 1.1%
Low confidence 5 12 0 133 150 56.0%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Acaena is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
RJP 30 102 0 133 0 265 98.9%
Tropicos 1 2 0 0 0 3 1.1%