Commelinaceae
Tinantia

Tinantia erecta (Jacq.) Fenzl

First published in Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1849-1850(Adv. Bot.): [10] (1851)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Angola, Azores, Jawa, Madeira

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.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Walderley, M.G.L., Shepherd, G.J., Melhem, T.S. & Giulietti, A.M. (eds.) (2005). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 4: 1-392. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.

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.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Walderley, M.G.L., Shepherd, G.J., Melhem, T.S. & Giulietti, A.M. (eds.) (2005). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 4: 1-392. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.

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.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • 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
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3535] Argentina K003396877 Yes
Harris, W. [12419] Jamaica K003396807 Yes
Ledesma, C.; Hernández, A.S. Mexico K003396737 Yes
Bang, M. [733] Bolivia K003396859 Yes
Rohweder, O.; Salvador, S. El Salvador K003396755 No
Rudall; Kenton [97-671] Peru K003396843 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [3573] Colombia K003396825 Yes
Harris, W. [12419] Jamaica K003396808 No
Aristeguieta, L. [5389] Venezuela K003396833 Yes
Bang, M. [289] Bolivia K003396849 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3917] Argentina K003396880 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J. [16788] Bolivia K003396847 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Lester, R.N. Guatemala K003396763 Yes
Lewis, W.H.; Burch, D.; Dwyer, J.D.; Elias, T.S.; Escobar, N.; Oliver, R.L.; Robertson, K.R. [402] Panama K003396818 Yes
Buchtien, O. [s.n.] Bolivia K003396860 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [3941] Colombia K003396827 Yes
Wingfield, R. [6518] Venezuela K003396832 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3912] Argentina K003396882 Yes
Pearce, R. K003396746 Yes
s.coll. Mexico K003396743 Yes
Ledesma, C.; Hernández, A.S. Mexico K003396736 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [12025] Bolivia K003396855 Yes
Bang, M. [2575] Bolivia K003396850 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [12025] Bolivia K003396856 No
Cascante, A. Costa Rica K003396740 Yes
s.coll. Guatemala K003396759 Yes
Steinbach, J. [9634] Bolivia K003396851 Yes
Guzmán, M.; Castro, D. Nicaragua K003396752 Yes
Heyde; Lux Guatemala K003396760 Yes
Rudall; Kenton [103-680] Peru K003396845 Yes
Grant, J.R. Costa Rica K003396751 Yes
Rosales, J.M. El Salvador K003396753 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [4136] Colombia K003396829 Yes
[Nicolas Esporta] [s.n.] Peru K003396839 Yes
Lankester, C.H. Costa Rica K003396749 Yes
Lehmannianae, F.C. [4976] K003396820 Yes
Hanbury-Tracey, J. [258] Venezuela K003396831 Yes
Zamora, N.; Zamora, M. Costa Rica K003396750 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [5193] Colombia K003396830 Yes
Rosales, J.M. El Salvador K003396754 Yes
Salle Mexico K003396744 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3691] Argentina K003396879 Yes
Camp, W.H. [E-3258] Ecuador K003396835 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003396821 Yes
Allen, C. [362] Colombia K003396824 Yes
Seijo, G.J.; Neffa, S.; Schinini, V.G.; Almada, A.; Almada, R. [2988] Bolivia K003396857 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3684] Argentina K003396876 Yes
Stafford, D. (Miss) [s.n.] Peru K003396842 Yes
s.coll. Guatemala K003396765 Yes
Kalbreyer (Mr) [1744] Colombia K003396823 Yes
Lopez, J. [4230] Peru K003396837 Yes
von Tuerckheim, H. Guatemala K003396757 Yes
Lankester, C.H. Costa Rica K003396748 Yes
Chimil, M.J. Mexico K003396739 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H1789] Haiti K003396809 Yes
André, E. [3174] K003396816 Yes
Ellemann, L. [91730] Ecuador K003396834 Yes
Pittier, H. Costa Rica K003396747 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [3573] Colombia K003396826 Yes
Maclean, M. [s.n.] K003396814 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3985] Argentina K003396885 Yes
Saunders, S.G.E. [1207] Peru K003396840 Yes
Salvin, O. Guatemala K003396762 Yes
Mathews [1030] K003396815 Yes
Gondot [1] Colombia K003396822 Yes
s.coll. [[BT1164]] K003396819 Yes
Weberbauer, A. [7856] Peru K003396841 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [24976] Bolivia K003396848 Yes
Harmon, W.E. Guatemala K003396764 Yes
Ledesma, C.; Hernández, A.S. Mexico K003396735 Yes
[J. Niwlas] Mexico K003396745 Yes
Camp, W.H. [E-3072] Ecuador K003396836 Yes
Mandon, G. [1240] Bolivia K003396852 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Peru K003396838 Yes
s.coll. Ecuador K003396766 Yes
Coulter (Dr.) Mexico K003396741 Yes
Mandon [1240bis] Bolivia K003396858 Yes
André, E. [3174] K003396817 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [8180] Bolivia K003396853 Yes
Rudall; Kenton [97-671] Peru K003396844 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3911] Argentina K003396878 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [8180] Bolivia K003396854 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [4136] Colombia K003396828 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3698] Argentina K003396884 Yes
Chimil, M.J. Mexico K003396738 Yes
[Salaz] K003396756 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3744] Argentina K003396883 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3465] Argentina K003396881 Yes
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3840] Argentina K003396875 Yes
Bastión, E. [877] Bolivia K003396846 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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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