Taxon:  Paederia foetida L.



Summary
Genus:
Paederia
Family:
Rubiaceae
Subfamily:
Rubioideae
Tribe:
Paederieae
Nomen number:
26300
Place of publication:
Mant. pl. 1:52.  1767
Verified:
08/06/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Gentiana scandens Lour.
Paederia magnifica Noronha, nom. nud.
Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr.
Paederia tomentosa Blume

Images (3 total. Click on image for more.)
Embryo drawing

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
  3. Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In: Luken, J. O. & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
  4. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  5. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  6. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  7. Khanh, T. C. 1996. Vietnamese Rubiaceae used in traditional medicine. Opera Bot. Belg. 7:231, 234, 236.
  8. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  9. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  10. Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
  11. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishskunkvine  1Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In: Luken, J. O. & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaHong Kong  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaMacau  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, South  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan s.Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMizoram Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaNagaland Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengaln.Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaSingapore  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng], Hong Kong, Macau
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Korea, South, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan (s.), India [Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, West Bengal (n.), Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh], Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, Louisiana]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia

Reference(s)
  1. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  2. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  3. Puff, C. 1991. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae) in Asia. Opera Bot. Belg. 3:210-239.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Medicinesfolklore Khanh, T. C. 1996. Vietnamese Rubiaceae used in traditional medicine. Opera Bot. Belg. 7:231, 234, 236.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
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=26300. Accessed 12 May 2026.