Commelinaceae

Dichorisandra J.C.Mikan

First published in Del. Fl. Faun. Bras.: t. 3 (1820), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Introduced into:

Jawa

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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?
Mar 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Piva, J.H. [2513] Brazil K000579735 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Camargo, A.C.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [1853] Brazil K000578617 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Piva, J.H.; Bessa, M.A. [1031] Brazil K000568619 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Henicka, G.S.; André, T.J.C.; Piva, J.H. [1520] Brazil K000578620 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [903] Brazil K000568616 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Camargo, A.C.; Rosa, S.A.; Piva, J.H. [1187] Brazil K000578618 Yes
Jun 1, 2005 Schlim, L. [257] Colombia K000363210 Isotype Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Granville, J.J., de [2190] French Guiana K000501808 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Granville, J.J., de [2190] French Guiana K000501806 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1993 Granville, J.J., de [2190] French Guiana K000501807 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1881 Brazil K000363223 Type Yes
Aona, L.Y.S.; Jardim, J.G.; Moreira, D.M.; Pereira, C.D.V.; Zappi, D.; Zappi-Taylor, B. Brazil K000992691 Yes
de Granville, J.-J.; Crozier, F.; Sarthou, C. [15096] Guinea K003933381 Yes
Souza, G.M.; Villarouco, F.; Andrade, I. [104] Brazil K003933345 Yes
Oliveira, M.; Lucena, M.F.A.; Silva, L.F. [243] Brazil K003933342 Yes
Dorrien-Smith, A.A. [59] Brazil K003933332 Yes
Giulietti, A.M.; Funch, L. [PCD1568] Brazil K003933337 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [19100] Brazil K003933390 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Lima, A.M. [11492] Brazil K003933383 Yes
Harley, R.M. [17169] Brazil K:SPC-35772.029 No
Forzza, R.C.; Ribeiro, R.D.; Saavedra, M.M. [4394] Brazil K003933328 Yes
Rico, L.; Lopez, R. [1620] Bolivia K000295220 Yes
Santos, T.S. [3094] Brazil K003933388 Yes
Holton, I.F. [135] Colombia K000363209 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edwards, P.J. [2791] Guyana K003933382 Yes
Pimentel, D.S.; Lira, S.S.; Marcon, A.B. [71] Brazil K003933340 Yes
Gardner [4019] Brazil K000363214 Type Yes
Gardner [4019] Brazil K000363215 Type Yes
Laurenio, A. [108] Brazil K003933344 Yes
Pearce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000543688 Yes
Thurn, E.F.I. [122] Guyana K003933396 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M. [17215A] Brazil K003933333 Yes
Aona, L.Y.S.; Costa, I.R.; Haigh, A.L.; Lucas, E. [3488] Brazil K000992722 Yes
Aona, L.Y.S.; Biggs, N.; Jardim, J.G..; Mazine, F.F.; Lucas, E.; Junior, V.V.V.; Costa, G. [2445] Brazil K000992431 Yes
Aona, L.Y.S.; Biggs, N.; Fonseca, W.O.; Lucas, E.; Simões, S.S. [2228] Brazil K000992428 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Reis dos Santos, R. [11851] Brazil K003933384 Yes
Bogner [921] K:SPC-48713.000 No
Folsom, J.P. [4445] Panama K003933549 No
[F. C. Lehmannianae] [BT524] Colombia K003933389 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; da Fonseca, S.G.; Fonseca Filho, J. [R4150] Brazil K003933394 Yes
Williams, D.E.; Nee, M.; Williams, S.B. [690] Bolivia K003933550 No
Forzza, R.C.; Hmeljevski, K.; Medeiros, H. [7812] Brazil K001611272 Yes
Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [4208] Brazil K003933385 Yes
Krieger, L.C.C. [21180] Brazil K003933331 Yes
Folsom, J.P. [4272] Panama K003933548 No
Schomburgk [777] Guyana K003933395 Yes
Brazil K:SPC-42104.000 No
Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [19290] Brazil K003933386 Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Smith, L.B.; Ayensu, E. [29047] Brazil K003933329 Yes
Soejarto, D.D. [471] Colombia K003933545 No
Regnell, A.F. [I447] Brazil K003933334 Yes
Rodrigues, E.H.; Oliveira, M.; Silva, L.F. [63] Brazil K003933341 Yes
Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D. [7631] Ecuador K003933547 No
Silva, D.C.; Ferraz, E. [75] Brazil K003933347 Yes
K:SPC-27319.000 No
Santos, T.S. [2916] Brazil K003933392 Yes
Melo, E.; Sena, M.; França, F. [PCD1671] Brazil K003933336 Yes
{dos Santos, T.S.} [1382] Brazil K003933393 Yes
Ferreira, M.C.; Pereira, A.; Costa, J. [PCD1812] Brazil K003933338 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Schultes, R.E.; Tovar, O. [6615] Peru K003933544 No
{Mattos Silva, L.A.}; Berg, C.C.; {dos Santos, T.S.} [738] Brazil K003933391 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [21065] Brazil K003933387 Yes
Harrison, S.G.; Persaud, R. [1211] Guyana K:SPC-02268.000 No
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] K003933585 Yes
Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D. [7585] Ecuador K003933546 No
Figueiredo, L.; Andrade, K. [101] Brazil K003933339 Yes
Sydney; Rita [1870] Brazil K003933330 Yes
Marilene; [P. Ivo- Her.M.M. Nogueira] [122] Brazil K003933335 Yes
Rodrigues, E.; Lira, S.S.; Sales, M. [32] Brazil K003933346 Yes
Lira, S.S. [146] Brazil K003933343 Yes
André, É. [284] K003933551 No

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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/
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