Poaceae
Gynerium

Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P.Beauv.

First published in Ess. Agrostogr.: 138 (1812)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Introduced into:

Galápagos, Ghana

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • 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.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • 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 (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Rúgolo, Z.E. & al. (2023). Flora del Paraguay 51: 1-202. Editions des Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la ville de Genève.
  • 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

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Ess. Agrost. 138 (1812).

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Bernal, R., Galeano, G., Rodríguez, A., Sarmiento, H. & Gutiérrez, M. (2017). Nombres comunes de las plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Castro, C. (Proveedor de metadatos), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). Versión 11.0. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Kew’s Economic Botany collection in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org/2016/
  • Linares, E. (1994). Inventario preliminar de las plantas utilizadas para elaborar artesanías en Colombia. Vniversitas Scientarium. Vol 2: 1-38
  • Linares, E.L., Galeano, G., García, N. & Figueroa, Y. (2008). Fibras vegetales utilizadas en artesanías en Colombia. Artesanías de Colombia S.A. , Instituto de Ciencias Naturales-Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
  • López-Camacho, R. (2008). Productos forestales no maderables, importancia e impacto de su aprovechamiento. Colombia Forestal (11).

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.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • 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.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • 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 (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • 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.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jaramillo Díaz, P. & Guézou, A. (2017). CDF Checklist of Galapagos Vascular Plants - FCD Lista de especies de Plantas Vasculares de Galápagos http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/vascular-plants/.
  • 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
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
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  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
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  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2015). Listado de especies de Productos No Maderables del caribe colombiano. 366 registros, aportados por: Garcia, H. (Contacto del Recurso), López Camacho, R. (Creador del recurso), Espitia Palencia, L. (Proveedor del metadatos). Versión 2.0. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_bst-caribe_plantae_2015
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2014 Clayton, W.D. [4608] Brazil K001055198 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Burchell [7567] Brazil K001055220 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Spruce [34] Brazil K001055215 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Clayton, W.D. [4608] Brazil K001055199 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Riedel [997] Brazil K001055222 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Glaziou [10160] Brazil K001055218 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Spruce [581] Brazil K001055214 Yes
Nov 1, 2013 Glaziou [11666] Brazil K001055217 Yes
Nov 1, 2013 Clayton, W.D. [4608] Brazil K001055194 Yes
Nov 1, 2013 Clayton, W.D.; Eiten, G. [4667] Brazil K001055201 Yes
Nov 1, 2013 Pohl [1139] Brazil K001055213 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Balée, W.L. [1074] Brazil K001055209 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Balée, W.L. [1074] Brazil K001055208 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Plowman, T.; Davis, E.W.; Cid, C.A.; Amaral, I.L.; Lima, J.; Guedes, J. [12459] Brazil K001055207 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Harter, F.P.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Monteiro, O.P. [10530] Brazil K001055206 Yes
Jul 1, 1958 Pohl [1139] Brazil K001055212 Yes
Jul 1, 1958 Spruce [581] Brazil K001055216 Yes
Jul 1, 1958 Glaziou, A. [2744] Brazil K001055223 Yes
Jun 1, 1958 Glaziou, A. [11666] Brazil K001055219 Yes
{Rusby} [675] Bolivia K003939868 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Laegaard, S. [4791] Peru K003939817 Yes
Clayton, W.S.; Eiten, G. [4667] Brazil K001055204 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [10980] Costa Rica K003939726 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [4012] Cuba K003939740 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [4963] Colombia K003939789 Yes
Camp, W.H. [3171] Ecuador K003939805 Yes
[Reytall] [s.n.] Jamaica K003939747 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Renvoize, S. [70736] Ecuador K003939800 Yes
Whalley, O.; Beresford-Jones, D. [010] Peru K003939832 Yes
Wurdack, J.J.; Adderley, L.S. [43166] Venezuela K003939793 Yes
Clayton, W.D.; Eiten, G. [4667] Brazil K001055205 Yes
Sintenis, P. [2144] Puerto Rico K003939732 Yes
Renvoize, S. [4727B] Bolivia K003939865 Yes
Hanagarth, W. [160] Bolivia K003939858 Yes
Camp, W.H. [E3171] Ecuador K003939806 Yes
Sintenis, P. [2144] Puerto Rico K003939733 Yes
Wurdack, J.J.; Adderley, L.S. [43166] Venezuela K003939790 Yes
Kalliola, R.; Puhakka, M.; Rajasilya, M.; Salo, J. [P6273b] Peru K003939834 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Cope, T.A.; Beck, S. [3972] Bolivia K003939867 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4608] Brazil K001055192 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Cope, T.A.; Beck, S. [3972] Bolivia K003939866 Yes
Kalliola, R.; Puhakka, M.; Rajasilta, M.; Rasanen, M. [P561b] Peru K003939839 Yes
Borell, I.R. [s.n.] K003939737 Yes
s.coll. [2003] Jamaica K003939744 Yes
Seidel, R.; Schulte, M. [2299] Bolivia K003939856 Yes
Harris, W. [11497] Jamaica K003939745 Yes
Box, H.E. [80] K003939734 Yes
Pohl; Davidse [10823] Costa Rica K003939727 Yes
Fendler, A. [2491] Venezuela K003939799 Yes
Nee, M. [31507] Bolivia K003939863 Yes
Wood [4963] Colombia K003939787 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4608] Brazil K001055195 Yes
Renvoize, S. [4724] Bolivia K000743047 No
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K003939807 Yes
St. G. Beck [18662] Bolivia K003939845 Yes
Kalliola, R.; Puhakka, M.; Rajasilta, M.; Salo, J. [P6273b] Peru K003939835 Yes
St. G. Beck [18662] Bhutan K003939846 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K003939797 Yes
Harris, W. [11497] Jamaica K003939746 Yes
Pecho, O. [62] Peru K003939833 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Peru K003939843 Yes
Wright [1560] Cuba K003939741 Yes
Nee, M. [31507] Bolivia K003939864 Yes
Seidel, R.; Schulte, M. [2299] Bolivia K003939855 Yes
Kalliola, R.; Puhakka, M.; Rajasilta, M.; Salo, J.; Rasanen, M. [P532b] Peru K003939812 Yes
Laegaard, S. [55600] Ecuador K003939803 Yes
Kalliola, R.; Puhakka, M.; Rajasilta, M. [P575b] Peru K003939842 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K003939792 Yes
Laegaard, S. [54311] Ecuador K003939802 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4608] Brazil K001055193 Yes
Feuerer, T. [5822] Bolivia K003939854 Yes
Peterson, P.; Domínguez A., A [25251] Mexico K001907118 Yes
Peterson, P.; Domínguez A., A [25251] Mexico K001907119 Yes
St. G. Beck [8146] Bolivia K003939860 Yes
Clayton, W.D.; Eiten, G. [4667] Brazil K001055202 Yes
s.coll. [800] Jamaica K003939749 Yes
Renvoize, S. [4725] Bolivia K003939852 Yes
Kalliola, R.; Salo, J. [P625b] Venezuela K003939795 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Laegaard, S. [4792] Peru K003939816 Yes
Hinojosa, I. [1141] Bolivia K003939859 Yes
Kalliola, R.; Salo, J. [P625b] Venezuela K003939794 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [12889] Bolivia K003939849 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [10823] Costa Rica K003939725 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Laegaard, S. [4785] Peru K003939811 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Laegaard, S. [4792] Peru K003939815 Yes
Gardner [2015] Brazil K000001227 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4608] Brazil K001055200 Yes
Moraes, M. [456] Bolivia K003939862 Yes
Wright, C. [1560] Cuba K003939742 Yes
Pohl, R.W. [12670] Costa Rica K001736650 Yes
s.coll. [32] K003939738 Yes
Miller, O.O.; Johnston, J.O. [193] Venezuela K003939798 Yes
Renvoize, S. [4724] Bolivia K003939853 Yes
Hahn, L. [830] Martinique K003939736 Yes
[M. Lordy] [s.n.] Jamaica K003939748 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K003939791 Yes
Clayton, W.D.; Eiten, G. [4667] Brazil K001055203 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Peru K003939841 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4608] Brazil K001055196 Yes
Kalliola, R.; Puhakka, M.; Rajasilta, M. [P575b] Peru K003939838 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Pirani, J.R.; Mello-Silva, R.; Fernandes, J.B. [6102] Brazil K001055210 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K003939796 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K003939808 Yes
Valeur, E.J. [513] Dominican Republic K003939731 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [12889] Bolivia K003939850 Yes
Renvoize, S. [4727A] Bolivia K003939861 Yes
Kalliola, R.; Puhakka, M.; Rajasilta, R.; Tuomisto, H.; Roukolainen, K. [P6301b] Peru K003939836 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Jamaica K003939743 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [s.n.] Bolivia K003939847 Yes
Little, E.L. [6395] Ecuador K003939810 Yes
Pearce [s.n.] Bolivia K003939869 Yes
Burchell [7567] Brazil K001055221 Yes
Ramirez, V.H.; Ureña, E. [20] Costa Rica K003939728 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4608] Brazil K001055197 Yes
Laegaard, S. [54290] Ecuador K003939801 Yes
Alexiades, M.; Pesha, V. [246] Peru K003939813 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Laegaard, S. [4791] Peru K003939818 Yes
Thomas, W.W.; Pirani, J.R.; Mello-Silva, R.; Fernandes, J.B. [6102] Brazil K001055211 Yes
Young, K. [162] Peru K003939844 Yes
Kalliola, R.; Puhakka, M.; Rajastilta, M.; Tuomisto, H.; Ruokolainen, K. [P6-302b] Peru K003939840 Yes
Kalliola, R.; Puhakka, M.; Rajasilta, M.; Salo, J.; Rasanen, M. [P521b] Peru K003939837 Yes
Lara, D. [1068] Bolivia K003939851 Yes
von Sneidern, K. [2118] Colombia K003939788 Yes
Laegaard, S. [19073] Ecuador K003939804 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Peru K003939814 Yes
Hinojosa, I. [1141] Bolivia K003939857 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Renvoize, S. [70828] Ecuador K003939809 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H878] Haiti K003939730 Yes
Williams, D.E. [1178] Bolivia K003939848 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W. [1092] K003939735 Yes

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