Poaceae
Eriochloa

Eriochloa distachya Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 95 (1816)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • 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. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

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

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • 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. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. 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, 1973 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Grear, J.W.; Santos, R.R. [17304] Brazil K001078327 Yes
Munro, W. [1071] Venezuela K003926986 Yes
Mexia, Y.E.J. [5595] Brazil K001078323 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Wasshausen, D. [13832] Bolivia K003926992 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. Costa Rica K003926877 Yes
André, E. [2649] Colombia K003926991 Yes
St. G. Beck [6961] Bolivia K003926999 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Renvoize, S.; Villarroel, D. [25699] Bolivia K003926995 Yes
Riedel [763] Brazil K000643647 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell, W.J. [7200] Brazil K001078328 Yes
Holton, L.F. [99] K003926982 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Villarroel, D.; Renvoize, S. [25681] Bolivia K003926994 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [35] Colombia K003926989 Yes
Chase, A. [11536] Brazil K001078326 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [6875] Brazil K001078330 Yes
s.coll. [5491] Colombia K003926990 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [22574] Brazil K001078324 Yes
Fendler, A. [1706] Venezuela K003926983 Yes
Spruce, R. [4368] Peru K000201689 Yes
Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [5797A] Brazil K001078322 Yes
St. G. Beck [16938] Bolivia K003926998 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Hind, D.J.N.; Pozo, P.; Villarroel, D. [24271] Bolivia K003926997 Yes
Hassler, E. Paraguay K003926928 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [9030] Brazil K001078329 Yes
Fendler, A. [1706] Venezuela K003926985 Yes
Lehmannianae, F.C. [5395] Colombia K003926987 Yes
St. G. Beck [18348] Bolivia K003927000 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Soto, D.; Villarroel, D. [24952] Bolivia K003926996 Yes
Smith, H.H. [2176] Colombia K003926988 Yes
Killeen, T. [2821] Bolivia K003927001 Yes
[Thump] [s.n.] Venezuela K003926984 Yes
Hassler, E. Paraguay K003926927 Yes
Gardner, G. [4391] Brazil K001078325 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [5797A] Brazil K001078321 Yes
White [1521] Bolivia K003927002 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; D.J.N.Hind; Pozo, P.; Villarroel, D. [24229] Bolivia K003926993 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

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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