Myrosma cannifolia L.f.

First published in Suppl. Pl.: 80 (1782)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is St. Vincent to S. Tropical America. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • Viera, S., Maas, P.J.M. & Borchsenius, F. (2012). Taxonomic revision of Myrosma (Marantaceae). Blumea 57: 125-130.

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

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2010). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Viera, S., Maas, P.J.M. & Borchsenius, F. (2012). Taxonomic revision of Myrosma (Marantaceae). Blumea 57: 125-130.

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.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [22183] Brazil K001247531 Yes
[C. Rothway] [48] French Guiana K001730674 No
Philcox, D. [8102] Trinidad and Tobago K002188308 No
Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Frisby, S.; Soares, C.R.A.; Forte, A.F.; Silva, D.R.; Lindolfo, L.F. [4236] Brazil K002188319 No
Williams, R.O. [12704] Trinidad and Tobago K002188305 No
s.coll. [2109] Guyana K002188317 No
Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Silva, J.M. [64154] Brazil K001247527 Yes
[?] [s.n.] India K002188307 No
{Plowman, T.C.; Davidse, G.; Rosa, N.A.; Rosario, C.S.; M. R. dos Santos} [8114] Brazil K001247528 Yes
Williams, R.O. [s.n.] K002188310 No
Glaziou [17276] Brazil K001247529 Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Gustafsson, C.; James, V.; Andrews, R.} [4144] Guyana K002188314 No
Simmonds, N.W. [20] Trinidad and Tobago K002188304 No
Ekman, E.L. [6202] K002188306 No
{Plowman, T.C.; Davidse, G.; Rosa, N.A.; Rosario, C.S.; M. R. dos Santos} [8120] Brazil K001247533 Yes
s.coll. [3462] Brazil K001247530 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Simmons, C.; Jacobs-Brouwer, A.; James, V.; Andrew, R. [4611] Guyana K002188316 No
Blanchet [s.n.] Brazil K001247523 Yes
Philcox, D. [8102] Trinidad and Tobago K002188309 No
Burchell [6466] Brazil K001247525 Yes
Leprieur [s.n.] French Guiana K002188311 No
s.coll. [s.n.] French Guiana K001730675 No
Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Frisby, S.; Soares, C.R.A.; Forte, A.F.; Silva, D.R.; Lindolfo, L.F. [4236] Brazil K000543346 Yes
Leprieur, M. [s.n.] French Guiana K002188313 No
Rothery [48] French Guiana K002188318 No
Pirani, J.R.; Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B.L.; Cordeiro, I.; Kameyama, C. [1943] Brazil K001247534 Yes
Pirani, J.R.; Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B.L.; Cordeiro, I.; Kameyama, C. [1950] Brazil K001247535 Yes
Schomburgk, R. [1305] Brazil K001247524 Yes
s.coll. [8104] Brazil K001247532 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Lima, C.; Machado, R.F. [56702] Brazil K001274761 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R.; de Castro, R.; Ferreira, A. [10987] Brazil K001247526 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; James, R. [3929] Guyana K002188315 No
Ratter, J.A.; da Fonseca, S.G.; Fonseca Filho, J.; Ribeiro, J.F.; Silva, J.C.S. [R4143] Brazil K001247536 Yes
Philcox, D.; Ramos, J.; Sousa, R. [3195] Brazil Myrosma cuyabensis K001247537 Yes
Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [3851] Brazil Myrosma cuyabensis K001247540 Yes
Gardner [3461] Brazil Myrosma cuyabensis K001247542 Yes
[Gardner] [[3461]] Brazil Myrosma cuyabensis K001247541 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [11087] Brazil Myrosma cuyabensis K001247539 Yes
s.coll. [[149]] Myrosma cuyabensis K001247538 Yes
Ule, E. [9246] Bolivia Myrosma boliviana var. acreana K000586912 Type Yes

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    • 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
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