Ayapana is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae.[ Spach, Édouard. 1841. Histoire Naturelle des Végétaux. Phanérogames 10: 290-291 in French][ Tropicos, Ayapana Spach ]
The species of Ayapana at times been classified in the genus Eupatorium. The leaves, at least of Ayapana triplinervis, are commonly used medicinally.
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Ayapana is native to
South America,
Central America, and the
West Indies.
[ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]
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Ayapana amygdalina (Lam.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Trinidad, Central + South America
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Ayapana ecuadorensis R.M.King & H.Rob. - Ecuador
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Ayapana elata (Steetz) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Peru, Panama, Costa Rica
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Ayapana haughtii R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia
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Ayapana herrerae R.M.King & H.Rob. - Panama
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Ayapana hylophila (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia
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Ayapana jaramillii R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia
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Ayapana lanceolata R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia, Peru, Pará
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Ayapana lopez-palaciosii V.M.Badillo - Venezuela
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Ayapana ornithophora (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia
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Ayapana pilluanensis (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Venezuela, Peru
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Ayapana robinsonii S.Díaz - Colombia
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Ayapana stenolepis (Steetz) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia, Panama, Bolivia
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Ayapana tovarensis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Venezuela
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Ayapana trinitensis (Kuntze) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Venezuela, Colombia, Trinidad
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Ayapana triplinervis (Vahl) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, French Guiana, Ecuador, northern Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas, Pará)
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Ayapana turbacensis (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia, Ecuador
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