Cyperaceae
Morelotia

Morelotia gahniiformis Gaudich.

First published in Voy. Uranie: 416 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Hawaiian Islands. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Hawaii

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. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1963 Degener, O.; Degener, I. [28328] United States K000204958 Yes
St. John, H. [25341] United States K002410351 Yes
{H. St. John; Baldurn, P.; Catto, R.J.; Lengley, P.} [18431] United States K002410353 Yes
Forbes, C.N.; Brigham, W.T.; Thompson, C.B. [s.n.] United States K002410343 Yes
[Wand Hind] [s.n.] United States K002410317 Yes
{H. St. John; Lowan, R.S.} [22607] United States K002410323 Yes
Degener, O.; [T. Murashige] [20288] United States K002410341 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [28423] United States K002410320 Yes
{H. St. John; Palmer, R.; Pearsall, J.; Woolfad, H.A.} [25653] United States K002410350 Yes
Degener, O. [8336] United States K002410325 Yes
Rock, J.F. [8192] United States K002410340 Yes
Hillebrand [513] United States K002410314 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002410315 Yes
Rock, J.F. [8065] United States K002410329 Yes
{Harold St. John; Coulter, J.W.; Hashimoto, E.Y.; Lindsay, J.C.; Mitchell, D.D.} [11386] United States K002410338 Yes
{H. St. John; Eames, A.J.} [18697] United States K002410352 Yes
Harold St. John; Palmer, R.; Pearsall, G.; [H. A. Woolford] [25653] United States K002410328 Yes
Douglas, D. [24] United States K002410318 Yes
St. John, H. [26779] United States K002410321 Yes
Rock, J.F. [8518] United States K002410326 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [50398] United States K002410336 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [28423] United States K002410348 Yes
Hillebrand [s.n.] United States K002410313 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I.; [Amy Greenwell] [31363] United States K002410327 Yes
Gaudichaud-Beaupre, C. [s.n.] United States K000881763 Isotype Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [27883] United States K002410356 Yes
Douglas, D. [24] United States K002410312 Yes
Greenwell, A.B.H.; Hatheway, W.H. [12] United States K002410346 Yes
Degener, O.; Munro, H. [28326] United States K002410322 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [28332] United States K002410334 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I.; [Robert Hobdy] [24306] United States K002410349 Yes
Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. [s.n.] United States K002410347 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [464M] United States K002410330 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [961H] United States K002410337 Yes
Remy, M.J. [135] United States K002410344 Yes
Rock, J.F.; Giffard, E.W. [s.n.] United States K002410332 Yes
Hillebrand [559] United States K002410319 Yes
{Harold St. John; Bean, R.S.; Hosaka, E.Y.} [11215] United States K002410339 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [1016M] United States K002410333 Yes
[Emilio Ardonez] [12869] United States K002410355 Yes
{Harold St. John; Jones, S.B.} [17686] United States K002410335 Yes
Degener, O.; Greenwell; [Hattieway]; [Willer]; [Silva] [21110] United States K002410342 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [45158] United States K002410331 Yes
Wood, K.R. [2664] United States K002410354 Yes
Macrae [s.n.] United States K002410316 Yes
Remy, M.J. [135] United States K002410345 Yes
Wall., Prof. Arnold [S.n.] New Zealand Gahnia gaudichaudii K001615085 Yes
Leland, B.; Chase, E.W.B.; Tilden, J.E. [93] New Zealand Gahnia gaudichaudii K001615086 Yes
Leland, B.; Chase, E.W.B.; Tilden, J.E. [93] New Zealand Gahnia gaudichaudii K001615087 Yes
Mar 7, 1962 Melville, R.; Hamilton, W.M. [6614] New Zealand Gahnia gahniiformis K001615081 Yes
Sep 22, 1929 Sledge, W.Arthur [138] New Zealand Gahnia gahniiformis K001615084 Yes
Sep 22, 1929 Sledge, W. Arthur [138] New Zealand Gahnia gahniiformis K001615083 Yes
Corn, C. [s.n.] United States Gahnia gahniiformis K001614876 No

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