Microglossa pyrifolia(Lam.) Kuntze

WFO wfo-0000069777 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Microglossa pyrifolia, photographed by 葉子
fig. a 葉子, CC0 1.0 / 2022-02-11 / obs. 179899034
Microglossa pyrifolia, photographed by Jacy Chen
fig. b Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 134018895
Microglossa pyrifolia, photographed by Jacy Chen
fig. c Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 111280342
Microglossa pyrifolia, photographed by 國立臺灣博物館
fig. d 國立臺灣博物館, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 62478866
Microglossa pyrifolia, photographed by 葉子
fig. e 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 60995250
Microglossa pyrifolia, photographed by 葉子
fig. f 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 60995400
Microglossa pyrifolia, photographed by 張家瑜
fig. g 張家瑜, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 168636522
Microglossa pyrifolia, photographed by 鄭雪雲
fig. h 鄭雪雲, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 168044926

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Native range 43 botanical countries

Regions where Microglossa pyrifolia is native: Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam AngolaBeninCameroonCentral African RepublicCongoDR CongoEthiopiaGabonGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastKenyaLiberiaMadagascarMozambiqueNigeriaRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweChina South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanTaiwanAssamBangladeshCambodiaEast HimalayaJawaLaosMalayaMyanmarPhilippinesThailandVietnam Comoros
Native distribution of Microglossa pyrifolia, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Cameroon CMN
Central African Republic CAF
Comoros COM
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Ethiopia ETH
Gabon GAB
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
Liberia LBR
Madagascar MDG
Mozambique MOZ
Nigeria NGA
Rwanda RWA
Senegal SEN
Sierra Leone SIE
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
Jawa JAW
Laos LAO
Malaya MLY
Myanmar MYA
Philippines PHI
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
China South-Central CHC ASIA-TEMPERATE
China Southeast CHS
Hainan CHH
Taiwan TAI

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 11 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Conyza heudelotii Oliv. & Hiern
  • Conyza syringifolia Meyen & Walp.
  • Conyza volubilis Wall.
  • Erigeron pyrifolius (Lam.) Benth.
  • Frivaldia volubilis (DC.) Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Microglossa petiolaris DC.
  • Microglossa volubilis DC.
  • Microglossa volubilis var. madagascariensis DC.
  • Microglossa volubilis var. volubilis
  • Pluchea subumbellata Klatt
  • Psiadia volubilis (DC.) Baill.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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