Cyperaceae
Tetraria

Tetraria comosa (C.B.Clarke) T.Koyama

First published in J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 8: 74 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Caledonia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Caledonia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Costularia comosa.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Costularia comosa.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
MacKee, H.S. [24395] New Caledonia K002395999 Yes
Schlechter, R. [14957] New Caledonia K002396006 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [2039] New Caledonia K002395998 Yes
s.coll. [2136] New Caledonia K002395997 Yes
s.coll. [29525] New Caledonia K002396005 Yes
Jaffre, T. [575] New Caledonia K002396000 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [1051A] New Caledonia K002396003 Yes
Baumann-Bodenheim, M.G. [5545] New Caledonia K002395996 Yes
Franc, I. [2131] New Caledonia K002396004 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [7726] New Caledonia K002396002 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Caledonia K002396001 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