Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

Eleocharis minima Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 2: 139 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America, Senegal to Chad. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical or tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

French Guiana

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mali, Maryland, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Senegal, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022). Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa: 1-532. Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Silveira, G.H. & Longhi-Wagner, H.M. (2008). Cyperaceae Juss. no Morro Santana - Porto Alegre e Viamåo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia: Botânica 63: 295-320.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.
  • de Oliveira Ribeiro, A.R. & al. (2014). Cyperaceae do rio Apodi-Mossoró, estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Hoehnea 41: 149-171.

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 139 (1837).

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.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022). Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa: 1-532. Meise Botanic Garden.
  • de Oliveira Ribeiro, A.R. & al. (2014). Cyperaceae do rio Apodi-Mossoró, estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Hoehnea 41: 149-171.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Frisby, S. [1480] Brazil K000579112 Yes
Nov 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Nascimento, J.; André, T.J.C.; Mortati, A.F.; Piva, J.H. [1616] Brazil K000578469 Yes
Dec 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16980] Brazil K000189312 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000189268 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.; Furlan, A.; Harley, R.M.; Lewis, G.P.; Silva, R.M. [7227B] Brazil K000189686 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16979] Brazil K000189241 Yes
Feb 28, 1898 Pringle, G.C. [4339] Mexico K000632259 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1889 Liebmann [s.n.] Mexico K000632260 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [203] Argentina K002531622 Yes
Beck, G. [20012] Bolivia K001321424 Yes
Maguire, B. [24834] Suriname K002531009 Yes
Raynal, A. [20119] Guyana K002531007 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [59171] Brazil K001175351 Yes
Reitz; Klein [14200] Brazil K001175350 Yes
Longhi-Wagner; et al. [3563] Brazil K001175342 Yes
Beukes [2435] Mexico K002530541 Yes
Beck, S. [5618] Bolivia K002531301 Yes
Faria, A.D.; Matsumoto, K.; Galvão, J.C.; Belinello, R. [N97/407] Brazil K001175343 Yes
Schinini, A. [28333] Argentina K002531624 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [26B] Guyana K002531014 Yes
Trevisan, R.; Longhi- Wagner, H.; Hefler, S. [320] Brazil K001175346 Yes
Jameson [369] Ecuador K000632175 Type Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; NicLughadha, E.M.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Gopaul, D.} [1833] Guyana K002531011 Yes
{Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W.; Jr. Grear; Souza, R.; Reis dos Santos, R.} [16457] Brazil K001175340 Yes
Beck, S. [2549] Bolivia K002531302 Yes
Beck, S. [5634] Bolivia K002531303 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Reis dos Santos, R. [9031] Brazil K001175348 Yes
Maguire, B. [24729] Suriname K002531008 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [5331] Argentina K002531619 Yes
Wright, C. [3369] Cuba K000632240 Type Yes
Steinbach, J. [6148] Colombia K002531298 Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Gustafsson, C.; James, V.; Andrews, R.} [4087] Guyana K002531015 Yes
Glaziou, A. [20033] Brazil K001175356 Yes
{Lindeman, J.C.; J. H. de Haas} [3207] Brazil K001175352 Yes
Faria, A.D.; Matsumoto, K.; Belinello, R. [96/390] Brazil K001175339 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [66] Guyana K002531016 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001175345 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4489] Brazil K001175355 Yes
Faria, A.D.; Matsumoto, K.; Belinelo, R. [96/151] Brazil K001175341 Yes
Araújo, A.C. [1824] Brazil K000747104 Yes
Rusby, H.H.; Pennell, F.W. [1066] Colombia K000632174 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [23] Guyana K002531010 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [5341] Argentina K002531621 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [6636] Argentina K002531623 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [97745] Venezuela K002531299 Yes
Zika, P.F. [12246] Brazil K001175354 Yes
Harris, S.A. [TP 113] Guyana K002531012 Yes
Guedes, M.L.; Bautista, H.P.; Giulietti, A.M.; Hind, N.; Smith, S. [PCD 3051] Brazil K001175344 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Huallya, H. [25589] Bolivia K001321422 Yes
O'Neill, Hugh [8918] Belize K002530540 Yes
Smith, A.C. [2812] Guyana K002531013 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Briton, E.G. [2491] Trinidad and Tobago K000632238 Type Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Soto, D. [23456] Bolivia K001321423 Yes
Faria, A.D.; Belinello, R. [N96/312] Brazil K001175353 Yes
Fife, A.J.; McFarland, K.D.; Teixiera, L.A.; Nelson, B.W.; Santos, J.L. [4284b] Brazil K001175347 Yes
Gentle, P. [868] Belize K002530539 Yes
Ortiz, R.; Ramia, M. [2863] Venezuela K002531300 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [5843] Argentina K002531620 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002530307 Yes
Crueger [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K000632239 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M. [10506] Brazil K001175349 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [127] Bolivia K002531296 Yes
Araújo, A.C. [1842] Brazil K000747102 Yes
Beck, S. [5740] Bolivia K002531304 Yes

Sources

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    • 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

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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