Taxon: Ageratum conyzoides L.

• proposed for conservation (nom. cons. prop.) with a conserved type (Vienna ICBN Art. 14.9)
• review history of nomenclature proposal concerning this name from the Smithsonian Institution's database

Common names:

• billygoat-weed   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English
  
• goatweed   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – English
  
• tropical whiteweed   (Source: F NAmer ) – English
  
• whiteweed   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English
  
• indringer ageratum   (Source: Weeds SAfr 2001 ) – Afrikaans
  
• azier françois   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – French
  
• bouton   (Source: F LAnt ) – French
  
• catinga-de-bode   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• erva-de-São-José   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• mentrasto   (Source: Persp New Crops Uses ) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• picão-roxo   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• huarmi   (Source: Names Soukup ) – Quichua (Peru)
  
• chuva   (Source: Dict Rehm ) – Spanish
  

Economic importance:

• Materials: potential as essential oils   (fide Biol Util Comp)
  
• Medicines: folklore   (fide Pl Res SEAs 12(1):92. 1999; biodiv Conserv 13:460. 2004)
  
• Vertebrate poisons: mammals   (fide F Yemen)
  
• Weed: also potential seed contaminant   (fide Atlas WWeed; Weeds SAfr 2001)
  

More:

View toxicology references for Ageratum conyzoides from FDA Poisonous Plant Database

View phytochemical or ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

• widespread in tropics & subtropics

• probable origin neotropics

References:

• Caligari, P. D. S. & D. J. N. Hind, eds. 1996. Compositae: biology and utilization. (Biol Util Comp)
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
• FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America. (F NAmer)
• Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. [re. Brazilian common names].
• Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12. (Weeds SAfr 2001)
• Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds. (Atlas WWeed)
• Howard, R. 1974–1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. (F LAnt)
• Janick, J., ed. 1999. Perspectives on new crops and uses. (Persp New Crops Uses)
• Jarvis, C. E. & N. J. Turland, eds. 1998. Typification of Linnaean specific and varietal names in the Compositae (Asteraceae). Taxon 47:351. [typification].
• Johnson, M. F. 1971. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:26–31.
• Kala, C. P. et al. 2004. Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India. Biodivers. & Conserv. 13:460.
• Lasser, T., ed. 1964–. Flora de Venezuela. (F Venez)
• Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. (Econ Pl Aust)
• Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975–1979. Flora of Taiwan. (F Taiwan)
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
• Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. (F PR)
• McVaugh, R. 1983–. Flora Novo-Galiciana. (F NGalicia)
• Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. (Dict Rehm)
• Reveal, J. L. & C. E. Jarvis. 2009. (1905) Proposal to conserve the name Ageratum conyzoides (Asteraceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 58:1011.
• Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson. 1976. Flora of Hassan district. (F Hassan)
• Soukup, J. 1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana. (Names Soukup)
• Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946–1976. Flora of Guatemala. (F Guat)
• Turner, B. L. 1997. The comps of Mexico: a systematic account of the family Asteraceae. Volume 1: Eupatoreae. Phytologia Mem. 11:52.
• Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa. (F TE Afr)
• Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the flora of Yemen. (F Yemen)
• Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama. (F Panama)
• Webster's third new international dictionary. (Websters Dict)

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Ageratum conyzoides.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Ageratum conyzoides. Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for Ageratum conyzoides L.:

• Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
  Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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