Nomenclature: wfo-0000012549
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![Kew Gardens K000497148: Martii [136] Brazil Kew Gardens K000497148: Martii [136] Brazil](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/530df39210932ccb17fefa7970c6b608.jpg)
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![Kew Gardens K000497159: Imray [370] Dominica Kew Gardens K000497159: Imray [370] Dominica](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/577561c237cb8070394a4641aefa5085.jpg)
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![Kew Gardens K000677901: [Martius] [136] Brazil Kew Gardens K000677901: [Martius] [136] Brazil](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/8dcc6e9a97ceff34b8a751b74876c036.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000873816: Gardner [3805] Brazil Kew Gardens K000873816: Gardner [3805] Brazil](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/060325a38643ee466e18d7be4f806462.jpg)

Elephantopus mollis Nov. Gen. Sp. 4: 20 (ed. fol.) (1818)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 4(14): 20, t. 311 (ed. fol.). 1818 [1820 publ. 26 Oct 1818] ; later publ. 4(14): 25 (ed. qto.). 1820. [17 Apr 1820] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000054159: Gardner, G. [1737] Brazil Link to Isosyntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000054160: Gardner, G. [1737] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000054166: Gardner, G. [2209] Brazil Link to Paratype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000497144: Samuels, J.A. [101] Suriname Link to Paratype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000497148: Martii [136] Brazil Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000497151: Gardner [3805] Brazil Link to Paratype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000497152: Poiteau [s.n.] French Guiana Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000497159: Imray [370] Dominica Link to Isosyntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000634194: Sintenis, P. [282] Puerto Rico Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000677901: [Martius] [136] Brazil Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000873816: Gardner [3805] Brazil Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788-1850) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Kunth' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 202942-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record gcc-112146
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: gcc-112146
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2025-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Vernonioideae > Vernonieae > Elephantopus > Elephantopus mollis
Synonyms
- Elephantopus martii
- Elephantopus scaber
- Elephantopus serratus
- Elephantopus pilosus
- Elephantopus mollis var. mollis
- Elephantopus pilosus
- Elephantopus cernuus
- Elephantopus martii
- Elephantopus martii
- Elephantopus cernuus
- Elephantopus scaber var. martii
- Elephantopus mollis var. capitulatus
- Elephantopus scaber var. tomentosus
- Elephantopus scaber var. tomentosus
- Elephantopus mollis var. bracteosus
- Elephantopus carolinianus var. mollis
- Elephantopus sericeus
- Elephantopus hypomalacus
- Asterocephalus cochinchinensis