Mikania congesta
Guaco
Also known as: Mikania atriplicifolia Sch.Bip. ex Miq. +7 more
- Mikania atriplicifolia Sch.Bip. ex Miq.
- Mikania micrantha f. congesta (DC.) B.L.Rob.
- Mikania micrantha var. congesta (DC.) B.L.Rob.
- Mikania parkeriana DC.
- Mikania scandens var. angustifolia O.Hoffm., 1903
- Mikania scandens var. congesta (DC.) Baker
- Mikania sieberiana DC.
- Willoughbya scandens var. congesta (DC.) Kuntze
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Mikania congesta (commonly known as Guaco) is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. Naturally occurring in South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. The genus Mikania is notably large, comprising more than 400 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Venezuela, Windward Is.