Acaena ovalifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Rosoideae
Tribus: Agrimonieae
Subtribus: Sanguisorbinae
Genus: Acaena
Species: Acaena ovalifolia

Name

Acaena ovalifolia (Vahl) Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 1: 67 (1798).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Ancistrum ovalifolium (Ruiz & Pav.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 148 (1826).
Heterotypic
- Ancistrum repens Vent., Descr. Pl. Nouv.: t. 6 (1800), nom. illeg..
- Acaena ovalis Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 142 (1805), nom. superfl.
- Acaena elegans Gay, Fl. Chil. 2: 297 (1847).
  - Acaena ovalifolia var. elegans (Gay) Reiche, Fl. Chile 2: 231 (1897).
  - Acaena ovalifolia subsp. elegans (Gay) Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 242 (1910).
- Acaena hirsuta Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 41: 712 (1872).
  - Acaena krausei var. hirsuta (Phil.) Reiche, Fl. Chile 2: 231 (1897).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. calophylla Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 240 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. calvescenticupula Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 238 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia subsp. chamaephyllon Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 237 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. chubutensis Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 242 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. dolichacantha Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 242 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia subsp. glabricaulis Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 242 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. incisiserrata Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 241 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. insulae-exterioris Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 245 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. serrata Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 240 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. subglabrescens Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 241 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. subserrata Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 238 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. subtuspellita Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 238 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. tenerrima Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 240 (1910).
- Acaena micranthera Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 235 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia subsp. australis Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 239 (1910).
- Acaena tenuipila Bitter, Biblioth. Bot. 17(74): 234 (1910).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. chamanthera Bitter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 495 (1912).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. subsexjuga Bitter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 495 (1912).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. hirsuta Hosseus, Trab. Inst. Bot. Farmacol. 33: 48 (1915).
- Acaena ovalifolia var. nirihuaoensis Hosseus, Trab. Inst. Bot. Farmacol. 33: 49 (1915).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Ireland (introduced).
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Juan Fernández Islands.
Continental: Antarctic
- Regional: Subantarctic Islands
  - Falkland Islands.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Ruiz, H. & Pavon, J. 1798. Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis, sive Descriptiones, et icones plantarum Peruvianarum, et Chilensium, secundum systema Linnaeanum digestae, cum characteribus plurium generum evulgatorum reformatis. Tomus I. VI + 78 pp., tt. 1–106. Typis Gabrielis de Sancha, Madrid. Biblioteca Digital BHL Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acaena ovalifolia. Accessed: 4 Jan 2026.Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acaena ovalifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Acaena ovalifolia. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2020. Reference page.