Cyperaceae
Lagenocarpus

Lagenocarpus rigidus (Kunth) Nees

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 167 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean to S. Tropical America. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

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

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

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, 2012 Romão, G.O.; Flores, T.B.; Savassi-Coutinho, A.P.; Scalon, V.R.; Lewis, G.P.; Zappi, D.C. [2397] Brazil K000795573 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Romão, G.O.; Flores, T.B.; Savassi-Coutinho, A.P.; Scalon, V.R.; Lewis, G.P.; Zappi, D.C. [2397] Brazil K000634911 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Usteri [5] Brazil K000584550 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1891 Burchell [3799] Brazil K000584553 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1890 Glaziou, A.F.M. [6891] Brazil K001097639 Isotype Yes
May 1, 1890 Glaziou, A.F.M. [15602] Brazil K000584459 Type Yes
May 1, 1890 Glaziou, A.F.M. [13308] Brazil K000584458 Type Yes
May 1, 1890 Glaziou, A.F.M. [16524] Brazil K000584551 Isotype Yes
May 1, 1890 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000584552 Type Yes
Arbo, m. m.; Mello-Silva, R.; Schinini, A.; Souza, V. C. [4139] Brazil K001581832 Yes
Scott, M. [s.n.] Venezuela K002963009 Yes
Almeida, S.; Cordeiro, M. [510] Venezuela K002963006 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [17875] Brazil K000584457 Isotype Yes
Dusén, P. [13251] Brazil K000584554 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lughadha, E.M.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Gopaul, D.} [1481] Guyana K002962944 Yes
Almeida, S.; Cordeiro, M. [510] Venezuela K002963005 Yes
Mendoza, M. [1290] Bolivia K002963012 Yes
Mendoza, M. [1290] Bolivia K002963013 Yes
Lehnhardt, S. [216] Venezuela K002963008 Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lughadha, E.M.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Gopaul, D.} [1481] Guyana K002962943 Yes
Almeida, S.; Cordeiro, M. [510] Venezuela K002963007 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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