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Clibadium surinamense L.

Barbasco, Barbasco amarillo, Conami, Juque, Lavaplatos, Manrubio, Matagusanos, Pintadilla, Salvia

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It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders and as a poison (POWO).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Asterales

Family
Asteraceae

Genus
Clibadium

Species
surinamense

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Status

Least concern

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Its native range is Tropical America (POWO)

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"Galapagos Species Database, Clibadium surinamense", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19531. Accessed 24 June 2025.