Commelinaceae
Gibasis

Gibasis pulchella (Kunth) Raf.

First published in Fl. Tellur. 2: 16 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico, Colombia. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • López-Ferrari, A.R., Espejo-Serna, A. & Ceja-Romero, J. (2014). Flora de Veracruz 161: 1-127. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz.

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

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • 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?
Hinton, G.B. Mexico K003397734 Yes
s.coll. Mexico K003397745 Yes
[Miriam Jiménez Chimil] Mexico K003397768 Yes
Hunt, D.R. Mexico K003397752 Yes
Hunt, D.R. Mexico K003397751 Yes
Hunt, D.R. Mexico K003397750 Yes
Graham Mexico K003397739 Yes
s.coll. Mexico K003397767 Yes
s.coll. Mexico K003397762 Yes
s.coll. Mexico K003397764 Yes
[Miriam Jiménez Chimil] Mexico K003397770 Yes
Coulter Mexico K003397738 Yes
Hinton, G.B. Mexico K003397749 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. Mexico K003397744 Yes
Hunt, D.R. Mexico K003397756 Yes
[Miriam Jiménez Chimil] Mexico K003397769 Yes
[Kerh]; Kenton; Rudall Mexico K003397758 Yes
Pringle, C.G. Mexico K003397735 Yes
s.coll. Mexico K003397766 Yes
s.coll. Mexico K003397765 Yes
Coulter Mexico K003397737 Yes
Coulter Mexico K003397733 Yes
Lyonnet, E. Mexico K003397748 Yes
Bourgeau, E. Mexico K003397746 Yes
Galeotti, H. Mexico K003397736 Yes
s.coll. Mexico K003397761 Yes
Pringle, C.G. Mexico K003397732 Yes
Hunt, D.R. Mexico K003397753 Yes
Hunt, D.R. Mexico K003397755 Yes
s.coll. Mexico K003397763 Yes
[Kerh]; Kenton; Rudall Mexico K003397759 Yes
Hunt, D.R. Mexico K003397754 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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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