Taxon:  Clibadium sylvestre (Aubl.) Baill.



Summary
Genus:
Clibadium
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Heliantheae
Nomen number:
10917
Place of publication:
Hist. pl. 8:307.  1882
Verified:
03/04/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Baillieria sylvestris Aubl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Clibadium badiere (DC.) Griseb.
Clibadium terebinthinaceum (Sw.) DC. var. badiere DC.
Clibadium vargassii DC.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Arriagada, J. E. 1995. Ethnobotany of Clibadium L. (Compositae, Heliantheae) in Latin America. Econ. Bot. 49:328-330. Note: it has ichthyothereol and its acetates
  2. Arriagada, J. E. 2003. Revision of the genus Clibadium (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Brittonia 55:245-301. DOI: 10.1663/0007-196X(2003)055[0245:ROTGCA]2.0.CO;2. Note: discusses taxonomic details for Clibadium sylvestre in pages 285-287.
  3. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  5. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  6. Graham, E. 1934. Flora of the Kartabo region.
  7. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  8. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  9. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  10. Lasser, T., ed. 1964-. Flora de Venezuela.
  11. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  12. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
  13. Nasiripourdori, A. et al. 2011. From toxins targeting Ligand gated ion channels to therapeutic molecules. Toxins 3:260-293. DOI: 10.3390/toxins3030260. Note: this review cites known reported toxins with potential pharmacological uses; leaves of Clibadium sylvestre (page 278) have cunaniol
  14. Schultes, R. E. & R. E. Raffauf. 1990. The healing forest: medicinal and toxic plants of the Northwest Amazonia.
  15. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  16. Tidwell, J. 2002. Raiders of forest cures. Note: re. potential source of pharmaceutical agent
  17. Vasquez, R. & J. A. Duke. 1994. Amazonian ethnobotanical dictionary. Note: CRC Press
  18. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbarbasco  1Vasquez, R. & J. A. Duke. 1994. Amazonian ethnobotanical dictionary. Note: CRC Press
Portuguesecunambí  2Arriagada, J. E. 1995. Ethnobotany of Clibadium L. (Compositae, Heliantheae) in Latin America. Econ. Bot. 49:328-330. Note: it has ichthyothereol and its acetates
Spanishhuaca  2Arriagada, J. E. 1995. Ethnobotany of Clibadium L. (Compositae, Heliantheae) in Latin America. Econ. Bot. 49:328-330. Note: it has ichthyothereol and its acetates
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoiás Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMaranhão Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Arriagada, J. E. 2003. Revision of the genus Clibadium (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Brittonia 55:245-301. DOI: 10.1663/0007-196X(2003)055[0245:ROTGCA]2.0.CO;2. Note: discusses taxonomic details for Clibadium sylvestre in pages 285-287.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRoraima Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Arriagada, J. E. 2003. Revision of the genus Clibadium (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Brittonia 55:245-301. DOI: 10.1663/0007-196X(2003)055[0245:ROTGCA]2.0.CO;2. Note: discusses taxonomic details for Clibadium sylvestre in pages 285-287.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Arriagada, J. E. 2003. Revision of the genus Clibadium (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Brittonia 55:245-301. DOI: 10.1663/0007-196X(2003)055[0245:ROTGCA]2.0.CO;2. Note: discusses taxonomic details for Clibadium sylvestre in pages 285-287.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Arriagada, J. E. 2003. Revision of the genus Clibadium (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Brittonia 55:245-301. DOI: 10.1663/0007-196X(2003)055[0245:ROTGCA]2.0.CO;2. Note: discusses taxonomic details for Clibadium sylvestre in pages 285-287.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Arriagada, J. E. 2003. Revision of the genus Clibadium (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Brittonia 55:245-301. DOI: 10.1663/0007-196X(2003)055[0245:ROTGCA]2.0.CO;2. Note: discusses taxonomic details for Clibadium sylvestre in pages 285-287.
2Cultivated    also cult.Arriagada, J. E. 2003. Revision of the genus Clibadium (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Brittonia 55:245-301. DOI: 10.1663/0007-196X(2003)055[0245:ROTGCA]2.0.CO;2. Note: discusses taxonomic details for Clibadium sylvestre in pages 285-287.
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad], St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Goiás, Maranhão, Pará, Roraima]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Arriagada, J. E. 2003. Revision of the genus Clibadium (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Brittonia 55:245-301. DOI: 10.1663/0007-196X(2003)055[0245:ROTGCA]2.0.CO;2. Note: discusses taxonomic details for Clibadium sylvestre in pages 285-287.
  2. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  3. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  4. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  5. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  6. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinessource of pharmaceutical agentpotentialArriagada, J. E. 2003. Revision of the genus Clibadium (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Brittonia 55:245-301. DOI: 10.1663/0007-196X(2003)055[0245:ROTGCA]2.0.CO;2. Note: discusses taxonomic details for Clibadium sylvestre in pages 285-287.
Medicinessource of pharmaceutical agentpotentialNasiripourdori, A. et al. 2011. From toxins targeting Ligand gated ion channels to therapeutic molecules. Toxins 3:260-293. DOI: 10.3390/toxins3030260. Note: this review cites known reported toxins with potential pharmacological uses; leaves of Clibadium sylvestre (page 278) have cunaniol
Vertebrate poisonsfish Arriagada, J. E. 1995. Ethnobotany of Clibadium L. (Compositae, Heliantheae) in Latin America. Econ. Bot. 49:328-330. Note: it has ichthyothereol and its acetates
Vertebrate poisonsfish Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Vertebrate poisonsfish Schultes, R. E. & R. E. Raffauf. 1990. The healing forest: medicinal and toxic plants of the Northwest Amazonia.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=10917. Accessed 12 May 2026.