Poaceae
Homolepis

Homolepis aturensis (Kunth) Chase

First published in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 24: 146 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to S. Tropical America and Trinidad. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Introduced into:

French Guiana, Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2023 Torke, B.M.; Falcão, M.; Oliveira, M. [2045] Brazil K001905228 No
Nov 1, 2013 Ule, E. [5988] Brazil K000982375 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Spruce [1850] Brazil K000982372 Yes
Feb 1, 1998 Alkcázar, E. [72] Costa Rica K000482918 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Grignon, I. [84206] Ecuador K000482939 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Laegaard, S. [52669] Ecuador K000482940 Yes
Feb 1, 1989 Smith, S.F.; Bell, D.A.; McClammer, J.; Smith, F.O.; Timana, M.E. [1631] Peru K000482942 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Zarucchi, J.L.; Brant, A.E.; Castaño, C.J. [5838] Colombia K000482934 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Robles, R. [1295] Costa Rica K000482919 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Hill, S.R. [12799] Brazil K000482928 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Hill, S.R. [12998] Brazil K000482929 Yes
May 4, 1981 Lowe, J. [3992] Brazil K000482932 Yes
Apr 29, 1981 Lowe, J. [3961] Brazil K000482931 Yes
May 1, 1979 Huber, O.; Catalán, A. [2072] Venezuela K000482938 Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Nee, M. [6691] Panama K000482933 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 G.T Prance; Pena, B.S.; Allen, C.K.; Ramos, J.F.; et al. [2627] Brazil K000982377 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [11960] Brazil K000982376 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Renvoize, S.A. [70741] Ecuador K000482941 Yes
Beck, S.G.; Haase, R. [10058] Bolivia K000482944 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [44560] Guatemala K000482920 Yes
Mexia, Y. [5909] Brazil K000982371 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Schinini, A. [35109] Bolivia K000482945 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [06927] Panama K001609602 Yes
Lobo, S. [1630] Costa Rica K001560951 Yes
Jurgensen, C. [786] Mexico K000482921 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13342] Honduras K000482915 Yes
Innes, R.R. [12] Belize K000482923 Yes
Philcox, D.; Kelly, D.L.; Ramcharan, E. [8036] Trinidad and Tobago K000482926 Yes
Pohl, R.W. [12681] Nicaragua K000482916 Yes
Eden, M.J. [158] Colombia K000482937 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [5121] Belize K000482924 Yes
Innes, R.R. [28] Belize K000482922 Yes
Estrada, A.; Chacón, R.; Lobo, S.; Otros [2725] Costa Rica K000482917 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [1373] Belize K000482925 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [48911/2] Brazil K000982373 Yes
Seidenschwarz, F.G. [124/1] Peru K000482943 Yes
Mexia, Y. [5909] Brazil K000982374 Yes
Adams, C.D. [14023] Trinidad and Tobago K000482927 Yes
Rooden, J.V.; Topper, S.M.C.; Welle, B.J.H., ter [298] Colombia K000482935 No
Lanna; Castellanos [458] Brazil K000982370 Yes
Eden, M.J. [102] Colombia K000482936 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0