Poaceae
Leersia

Leersia monandra Sw.

First published in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 21 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Texas to Mexico, Florida to Caribbean. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Puerto Rico, Texas, Windward Is.

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.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

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.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ekman, E.L. [H3928] Haiti K002360559 Yes
Sohns, E.R. [1372] Mexico K002360524 Yes
Harris, W.H. [12744] Jamaica K002360549 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [3460] Cuba K002360553 Yes
Harris, W.H. [11326] Jamaica K002360550 Yes
Leonard, E.C.; Leonard, G.M. [11691] Haiti K002360556 Yes
Wright, C. [193] Cuba K002360552 Yes
Combs, R. [981] United States K002360473 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H3928] Haiti K002360557 Yes
Harris, W.H. [11331] Jamaica K002360548 Yes
Wright, C. [731] Cuba K002360555 Yes
{Drummond} [50] United States K002360479 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [s.n.] Cuba K002360554 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002360477 Yes
s.coll. [2356] Dominican Republic K002360560 Yes
{Drummond} [50] United States K002360478 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3359] K002360475 Yes
Eaton, A.A.; Hitchcock, A.S. [433] United States K002360476 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H13057] Dominican Republic K002360558 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002360480 Yes
Nealley, G.C. [s.n.] United States K002360474 Yes
Harris, W.H. [12166] Jamaica K002360547 Yes
Harris, W.H. [11459] Jamaica K002360551 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [2471] Mexico K002360523 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • 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 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