Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon

Eriocaulon humboldtii Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 3: 544 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • 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.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

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, 1965 Maguire, B.; Pires, J.M.; Maguire, C.K.; Silva, N.T. [56270] Brazil K000887082 Yes
Almeida, S.; Cordeiro, M. [552] Brazil K000887084 Yes
Thurn, E.F.I. [34] Guyana K002184782 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Soto, D.; Villarroel, D. [24953] Bolivia K002184850 Yes
Ule, E. [8089] Brazil K000887081 Yes
Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Bertolda, J. [1689] Brazil K000887083 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Hind, D.J.N.; Pozo, P.; Villarroel, D. [24179] Bolivia K002184851 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [10400] Brazil K000887085 Yes
Huber, O. [3622] Venezuela K002184841 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [88796] Venezuela K002184842 Yes
Maguire, B.; Cowan, R.S.; Wurdack, J.J. [30464] Venezuela K002184845 Yes
Appun, C.F. [1200] Guyana K002184785 Yes
Chatrou, L.W.; Solíz, P. [323] Bolivia K002184853 Yes
Huber, O. [11965] Venezuela K002184840 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [s.n.] Guyana K002184784 Yes
[Mapld] [s.n.] Colombia K002184847 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J. [16976] Bolivia K002184852 Yes
Maguire, B.; Wurdack, J.J. [35754] Venezuela K002184839 Yes
Tate, G.H.H. [329] Guyana K002184783 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Pozo, P.; Soto, D. [26395] Bolivia K002184849 Yes
Wurdack, J.J.; Monachino, J.V. [41173] Venezuela K002184843 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [180] Guyana K002184781 Yes
Sandeman, C. [5854] Colombia K002184848 Yes
Steyermark, J.A.; Dunsterville, G.C.K.; Dunsterville, E.F. [104115] Venezuela K002184844 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 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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