Poaceae

Echinolaena Desv.

First published in J. Bot. Agric. 1: 75 (1813)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SE. Mexico to S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2014 Hatschbach, G.G.; Kummrow, R. [38348] Brazil K001055735 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Santos, T.S.; Mattos Silva, L.A.; Brito, H.S. [3431A] Brazil K000003810 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Langsdorff [s.n.] Brazil K000003829 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Santos, T.S.; Mattos Silva, L.A.; Brito, H.S. [3431] Brazil K000003811 Yes
Perigolo, N.A.; dos Santos, A.J.B.; Pereira, J.B.; Pereira-Silva, G.; Silva, T.R.; Walter, B.M.T. [237] Brazil K001567044 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8661] K001131226 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8661] K001131227 Unknown Type Material Yes
Humbert, H.; Capuron, R. [25536] Madagascar K000979165 Type Yes

Sources

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0