Poaceae
Cortaderia

Cortaderia sericantha (Steud.) Hitchc.

First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 348 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to Peru. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • 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.

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.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • 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.

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?
Sep 1, 2015 Jameson [93] Ecuador K000308145 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 2015 Jameson [93] Ecuador K000308146 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 2015 Jameson [s.n.] Ecuador K000308147 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Grubb, P.J.; Curry, B.A.B.; Fernandez-Perez, A. [316] Colombia K000709807 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Laegaard, S. [55728] Ecuador K000709817 Yes
May 24, 1996 Hitchcock, A.S. [21983], Ecuador K000709811 Yes
May 12, 1996 Grubb, P.J.; Lloyd, J.R.; Pennington, T.D.; Whitmore, T.C. [683], Ecuador K000709812 Yes
May 12, 1996 Andre, E. [2616], Ecuador K000709813 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Ramsay, P.M.; Merrow-Smith, P.J. [131] Ecuador K000709804 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Peterson, P.M.; Judziewicz, E.J.; King, R.M. [9078] Ecuador K000709798 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Peterson, P.M.; Judziewicz, E.J.; King, R.M. [9151] Ecuador K000709797 Yes
Aug 4, 1991 Asplund, E. [10001], Ecuador K000709810 Yes
Nov 1, 1988 Hitchcock, A.S. [21983] Ecuador K000709811 Yes
Nov 1, 1988 Grubb, P.J.; Lloyd, J.R.; Pennington, T.D.; Whitmore, T.C. [683] Ecuador K000709812 Yes
Nov 1, 1988 Andre, E. [2616] Ecuador K000709813 Yes
Nov 1, 1988 Sodiro, A. [s.n.] Ecuador K000709816 Yes
Nov 1, 1988 Edwards, P.J. [128] Ecuador K000709808 Yes
Nov 1, 1988 Asplund, E. [10001] Ecuador K000709810 Yes
Nov 1, 1988 Edwards, P.J. [32] Ecuador K000709809 Yes
Jul 8, 1988 Whymper [1326], Ecuador K000709814 Yes
May 19, 1988 Edwards, P.J. [128], Ecuador K000709808 Yes
Mar 6, 1988 Laegaard, S. [53242], Ecuador K000709799 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Laegaard, S. [53242] Ecuador K000709799 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Laegaard, S. [54150] Ecuador K000709801 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Laegaard, S. [53974] Ecuador K000709802 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Laegaard, S. [54732] Ecuador K000709800 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Laegaard, S. [53853] Ecuador K000709803 Yes
Sep 16, 1987 Peterson, P.M.; Judziewicz, E.J.; King, R.M. [9151], Ecuador K000709797 Yes
Sep 16, 1987 Peterson, P.M.; Judziewicz, E.J.; King, R.M. [9078], Ecuador K000709798 Yes
May 15, 1985 Sodiro, A. [s.n.], Ecuador K000709816 Yes
Aug 26, 1983 Whymper, E. [1597], Ecuador K000709815 Yes
Jul 15, 1982 Laegaard, S. [53974], Ecuador K000709802 Yes
Sep 16, 1981 Laegaard, S. [55728], Ecuador K000709817 Yes
Jun 23, 1974 Laegaard, S. [53853], Ecuador K000709803 Yes
Jan 13, 1974 Laegaard, S. [54732], Ecuador K000709800 Yes
Aug 10, 1965 Grubb, P.J.; Curry, B.A.B.; Fernandez-Perez, A. [316], Colombia K000709807 Yes
Jul 19, 1962 Goudot [s.n.], Colombia K000709806 Yes
Jul 1, 1958 Whymper, E. [1597] Ecuador K000709815 Yes
Jul 1, 1958 Whymper [1326] Ecuador K000709814 Yes
Jun 29, 1922 Laegaard, S. [54150], Ecuador K000709801 Yes
Jul 13, 1921 Edwards, P.J. [32], Ecuador K000709809 Yes
Oxford Univ. Expedition [114] Ecuador K000709805 Yes
Goudot [s.n.] Colombia K000709806 Yes
Peru, Bolivia K001472262 Yes
Peru, Bolivia K001472263 Yes
Ecuador K001472264 Yes
Ecuador K001472265 Yes
Ecuador K001472266 Yes
Colombia K001472267 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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