Cyperaceae
Becquerelia

Becquerelia clarkei T.Koyama

First published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 16: 49 (1967)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Minas Gerais, Bahia). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2001 Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.; Amorim, A.; Sant'Ana, S.; Jardim, J.G. [9077] Brazil K000189894 Yes
Oct 1, 1982 Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [798] Brazil K000189896 Yes
Oct 1, 1981 Carvalho, A.M.; Silva, L.A.M.; Hage, J.L. [390] Brazil K000189895 Yes
Feb 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18179] Brazil K000189892 Yes
Nov 1, 1967 Froés, R.L. [19944] Brazil K000189891 Yes
Nov 1, 1964 Riedel, L. [s.n.] Brazil K000189893 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://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 2026. 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 2026. 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