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Ayapana triplinervis ''Ayapana triplinervis'' (aya-pana, water hemp) is a tropical American shrub in the family Asteraceae. This plant has long slender leaves which are often used in traditional medicine. The flowers are pale pink and the thin, hairless stem is redd ...

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Ayapana amygdalina ''Ayapana'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. The species of ''Ayapana'' at times been classified in the genus ''Eupatorium''. The leaves, at least of ''Ayapana triplinervis'', are commonly used medicinally. ; Species ''A ...

'' (Lam.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Trinidad, Central + South America * '' Ayapana ecuadorensis'' R.M.King & H.Rob. - Ecuador * '' Ayapana elata'' (Steetz) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Peru, Panama, Costa Rica * '' Ayapana haughtii'' R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia * '' Ayapana herrerae'' R.M.King & H.Rob. - Panama * '' Ayapana hylophila'' (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia * ''

Ayapana jaramillii ''Ayapana'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. The species of ''Ayapana'' at times been classified in the genus '' Eupatorium''. The leaves, at least of '' Ayapana triplinervis'', are commonly used medicinally. ; Species ' ...

'' R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia * ''

Ayapana lanceolata ''Ayapana'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. The species of ''Ayapana'' at times been classified in the genus '' Eupatorium''. The leaves, at least of '' Ayapana triplinervis'', are commonly used medicinally. ; Species ' ...

'' R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia, Peru, Pará * ''

Ayapana lopez-palaciosii ''Ayapana'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. The species of ''Ayapana'' at times been classified in the genus '' Eupatorium''. The leaves, at least of '' Ayapana triplinervis'', are commonly used medicinally. ; Species ' ...

'' V.M.Badillo - Venezuela * ''

Ayapana ornithophora ''Ayapana'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. The species of ''Ayapana'' at times been classified in the genus '' Eupatorium''. The leaves, at least of '' Ayapana triplinervis'', are commonly used medicinally. ; Species ' ...

'' (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia * ''

Ayapana pilluanensis ''Ayapana'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. The species of ''Ayapana'' at times been classified in the genus '' Eupatorium''. The leaves, at least of '' Ayapana triplinervis'', are commonly used medicinally. ; Species ' ...

'' (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Venezuela, Peru * ''

Ayapana robinsonii ''Ayapana'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. The species of ''Ayapana'' at times been classified in the genus '' Eupatorium''. The leaves, at least of '' Ayapana triplinervis'', are commonly used medicinally. ; Species ' ...

'' S.Díaz - Colombia * ''

Ayapana stenolepis ''Ayapana'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. The species of ''Ayapana'' at times been classified in the genus '' Eupatorium''. The leaves, at least of '' Ayapana triplinervis'', are commonly used medicinally. ; Species ' ...

'' (Steetz) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia, Panama, Bolivia * ''

Ayapana tovarensis ''Ayapana'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. The species of ''Ayapana'' at times been classified in the genus '' Eupatorium''. The leaves, at least of '' Ayapana triplinervis'', are commonly used medicinally. ; Species ' ...

'' (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Venezuela * ''

Ayapana trinitensis ''Ayapana'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. The species of ''Ayapana'' at times been classified in the genus '' Eupatorium''. The leaves, at least of '' Ayapana triplinervis'', are commonly used medicinally. ; Species ' ...

'' (Kuntze) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Venezuela, Colombia, Trinidad * ''

'' (Vahl) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, French Guiana, Ecuador, northern Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas, Pará) * ''

Ayapana turbacensis ''Ayapana'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae. The species of ''Ayapana'' at times been classified in the genus '' Eupatorium''. The leaves, at least of '' Ayapana triplinervis'', are commonly used medicinally. ; Species ' ...

'' (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Colombia, Ecuador

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* Asteraceae genera {{Eupatorieae-stub