Poaceae
Imperata

Imperata contracta Hitchc.

First published in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 146 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Introduced into:

Myanmar

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • 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.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Hitchc. in Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 4: 146 (1893).

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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • 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.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2014 Mueller, F.J.H., von [57] Brazil K001068657 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Dusén, P. [17024] Brazil K001068650 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Burchell, W.J. [6363] Brazil K001068653 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Glaziou, A.F.M. [18636] Brazil K001068659 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Widgren, J.F. [s.n.] Brazil K001068658 Yes
Apr 19, 1983 Almeida, E.F. [185] Brazil K001068652 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [6034] Guyana K003913515 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Panama K003913531 No
Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Castro, R.A., da; Andrelinho [1905] Brazil K001068655 Yes
Harris, W. [11569] Jamaica K003913476 No
Ebinger, J.E. [150] Panama K003913528 No
Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K003913474 No
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [3210] Suriname K003913518 No
Brown, T.W. [42] Venezuela K003913539 No
Pohl, R.W.; Clark, L. [13957] Honduras K003913439 No
Jenman, G.S. [4376] Guyana K003913514 No
Laegaard, S.; Bolívar, M. [s.n.] Ecuador K003913541 No
Ocampo S, R.A.A. [2187] Costa Rica K003913437 No
Ekman, E.L. [H13284] Dominican Republic K003913470 No
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13824] Honduras K003913445 No
Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A.C.V. [204] Mexico K003913434 No
Barton, F.M. [s.n.] Guatemala K003913443 No
Harris, W. [11742] Jamaica K003913475 No
Orcutt, C.R. [3075] Mexico K003913432 No
Lægaard, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K003913540 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Guyana K003913516 No
Decary, M.R. [10126] Madagascar K003475851 Yes
[J. Hoock] [938] Suriname K003913517 No
Archer, W.A. [2277] Guyana K003913511 No
Ekman, E.L. [H13284] Dominican Republic K003913468 No
[Boshett] [8123] Guyana K003913512 No
Pohl, R.W.; Lucas, M. [13072] Costa Rica K003913446 No
von Wedel, H. [2715] Panama K003913529 No
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [10718] Costa Rica K003913440 No
Harrison, S.G. [1685] Guyana K003913507 No
Ratter, J.A. [s.n.] Belize K003913435 No
Laegaard, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K003913542 No
Araujo, D.S.D. [1076] Brazil K001068656 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003913481 No
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Ecuador K003913548 No
Smith, H.H. [2125] Colombia K003913533 No
Laegaard, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K003913545 No
s.coll. [5433] Colombia K003913536 No
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [10682] Costa Rica K003913441 No
Laegaard, S.; Renvoize, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K003913547 No
Davis, D.H. [237] Guyana K003913508 No
Triana, J. (Dr) [310] Colombia K003913535 No
Eggers, B. [s.n.] Puerto Rico K003913479 No
Bernard, J. [1449-RN] Madagascar K003475845 Yes
Harris, W. [11532] Jamaica K003913477 No
Innes, R.R. [RRI149] Belize K003913436 No
Ekman, E.L. [H7341] Haiti K003913467 No
Fendler, A. [2525] Venezuela K003913538 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K003913472 No
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [11604] Costa Rica K003913442 No
Appun, C.F. [719] Guyana K003913510 No
Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica K003913473 No
Barton, F.M. [s.n.] Guatemala K003913444 No
Meyer, J. [257] Panama K003913530 No
Glaziou, A.F.M. [1629] Brazil K001068660 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Ferreira, A.; Castro, R.A., de; Andrelinho [2112] Brazil K001068654 Yes
Dombrowski, L.T.D [6301] Brazil K001068651 Yes
[Boshett] [8123] Guyana K003913513 No
Laegaard, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K003913544 No
Soderstrom, T.R. [1067] Trinidad and Tobago K003913482 No
Vázquez, B. [890] Mexico K003913433 No
Hage, J.L.; Brito; S, H. [1022] Brazil K000004777 Yes
Quarin, C. [3541] Argentina K003913582 No
Wood, J.R.I. [3936] Colombia K003913532 No
Ocampo S, R.A.A. [1940] Costa Rica K003913438 No
Soderstrom, T.R. [1082] Trinidad and Tobago K003913483 No
Fendler, A. [1671] Venezuela K003913537 No
[Montz] [s.n.] Colombia K003913534 No
Harris, W. [12416] Jamaica K003913478 No
Jenman, G.S. [1903] Guyana K003913509 No
Laegaard, S.; Renvoize, S. [s.n.] Ecuador K003913546 No
Ekman, E.L. [4060] Cuba K003913466 No
Sintenis, P. [2720] Puerto Rico K003913480 No
Laegaard, S.; Lozano, P. [s.n.] Ecuador K003913543 No
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3928] Madagascar K003475846 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H255] Haiti K003913469 No
Sieber [10] K003913484 No
Lloyd, F.E. [627] Dominica K003913471 No

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