Commelinaceae

Gibasis Raf.

First published in Fl. Tellur. 2: 16 (1837)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Introduced into:

Florida, Free State, Jawa, Texas

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2022 Botterii [960] Mexico K000363192 Lectotype Yes
Gentle, P.H. [9282] Belize K003397651 No
Tonduz [10090] Costa Rica K003397665 No
von Tuerckheim, H. [s.n.] Guatemala K003397657 No
Skutch, A.F. [2923] Costa Rica K003397664 No
Gentle, P.H. [7506] Belize K003397647 No
Schipp, W.A. [1087] Belize K003397667 No
Gentle, P.H. [8628] Belize K003397648 No
Hunt Mexico K003397707 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [15403] Guatemala K003397659 No
Amith, J.D. Mexico K003397779 Yes
Amith, J.D. Mexico K003397780 Yes
Nelson, C.; Romero, E. [4489] Honduras K003397652 No
Gentle, P.H. [9019] Belize K003397649 No
Hunt, D.R. [7012] Belize K003397653 No
Schur [s.n.] Mexico K003397673 No
Hinton, G.B. Mexico K003397731 Yes
Grijalva, A. [1923] Nicaragua K003397666 No
Gentle, P.H. [6350] Belize K003397671 No
Ledesma, C.; Castañeda, C.S. Mexico K003397782 Yes
Ledesma, C.; Castañeda, C.S. Mexico K003397781 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [15356] Guatemala K003397658 No
Gentle, P.H. [7286] Belize K003397672 No
Gentle, P.H. [5099] Belize K003397668 No
Gentle, P.H. [9038] Belize K003397650 No
Villacorta, R. [217] El Salvador K003397646 No
Lundell, C.L. [18088] Guatemala K003397661 No
Gentle, P.H. [6335] Belize K003397670 No
Lundell, C.L. [17663] Guatemala K003397660 No
Lundell, C.L. [18253] Guatemala K003397662 No
Gentle, P.H. [5492] Belize K003397669 No

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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