As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Mikania
This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 3: 1481, 1742 (1803)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000024282.
Statistics
| Status | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| ■ synonym | 531 | 49% |
| ■ accepted | 456 | 42% |
| ■ unplaced | 93 | 9% |
| Total | 1,080 |
Synonyms of Mikania
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanimia | London J. Bot. 6: 446 (-447) (1847) | wfo-4000019829 | ||
| Willoughbya | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 373 (1891) | wfo-4000040743 | ||
| Willugbaeya | Elem. Bot. 1: 82 (1790) | wfo-4000040745 | ||
| Micania | Syn. Pl. 4: 1377 (1847) | wfo-4000043446 | ||
| Wikstroemia | Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. (1821) 167. t. 3; Syst. iii. 4 (1821) | wfo-4000043598 |
Species in Mikania ( showing species 1 to 10 of 456)
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikania acuminata | Prodr. 7(1): 270 (1838) | wfo-0000094632 | ||
| Willoughbya acuminata | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 372 (1891) | wfo-0000125816 | ||
| Mikania acutissima | Contr. Gray Herb. 64: 5, 49 1922 | wfo-0000005938 | ||
| Mikania acutissima | Contr. Gray Herb. 64: 5 (1922) | wfo-0000120699 | ||
| Mikania additicia | Contr. Gray Herb. 104: 31 (1934) | wfo-0000079511 | ||
| Mikania chaseae | Contr. Gray Herb. 104: 35 (1934) | wfo-0000036723 | ||
| Mikania alba | Torreya vii. 186 (1907). | wfo-0000073336 | ||
| Mikania alexandreae | Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 16: 281 (1959) | wfo-0000116443 | ||
| Mikania allartii | Contr. Gray Herb. 96: 23 (1931) | wfo-0000120727 | ||
| Mikania alvimii | Phytologia 45: 124 (-125), fig (1980) | wfo-0000128050 | ||
| Mikania ambigens | Symb. Antill. 2(3): 460 (1901) | wfo-0000039356 | ||
| Mikania amblyolepis | Contr. Gray Herb. 61: 11 (1920) | wfo-0000138571 | ||
| Mikania panamensis | Contr. Gray Herb. 104: 41 (1934) | wfo-0000120327 |
Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 10 of 164)
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Mikania:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikania angulata | Mosaico Mexicano 2: 299. ; ex Hook. Kew Journ. v. (1853) 78. | wfo-0000003618 | ||
| Mikania apiifolia var. gracillima | Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 12(2): 61 (1933) | wfo-0000088411 | ||
| Mikania arborea | in Beats. Tracts St. Helen. App. 313. | wfo-0000034313 | ||
| Mikania ariasiana | Phytoneuron 2021-12: 6. 2021 | wfo-1000028059 | ||
| Mikania aschersonii var. indula | – | — | wfo-1200068377 | |
| Mikania aschersonii var. typica | Contr. Gray Herb. 77: 47 (1926) | wfo-0001374217 | ||
| Mikania badieri f. badieri | – | — | wfo-0000055669 | |
| Mikania badieri f. broadwayana | Notul. Syst. (Paris) 15: 71 (1954) | wfo-0001320533 | ||
| Mikania badieri f. kittsiana | Notul. Syst. (Paris) 15: 71 (1954) | wfo-0001320534 | ||
| Mikania badieri var. badieri | – | — | wfo-0000052348 |