Cyperaceae
Becquerelia

Becquerelia cymosa Brongn.

First published in L.I.Duperrey, Voy. Monde, Phan.: 161 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad-Tobago to Central & S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

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

  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

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, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Biggs, N.; Henicka, G.S.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Piva, J.H. [1175] Brazil K000578484 Yes
Oct 1, 2003 Noblick, L.R.; Britto, I.C.; Castro, C.A. [2311] Brazil K000189881 Yes
Nov 1, 1990 Santos, E.B.; Alves, M.C. [89] Brazil K000189880 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22079] Brazil K000189885 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22079] Brazil K000189883 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Mori, S.A.; Benton, F.; White, I. [10191] Brazil K000189878 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Mori, S.A.; Santos, T.S.; Euponino, E. [11691] Brazil K000189879 Yes
Sep 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [20171] Brazil K000189882 Yes
Feb 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [17831] Brazil K000189889 Yes
Feb 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [17831] Brazil K000189888 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18376] Brazil K000189887 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A. [17170] Brazil K000189884 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [4692] Trinidad and Tobago K002963344 Yes
Maguire, B. [23839a] Suriname K002963354 Yes
Zamora, N.; Chacón, I.; Herrera, G. [1436] Costa Rica K002963330 No
Raynal, A. [15658] Trinidad and Tobago K002963336 Yes
Hammel, B. [3641] Panama K002963398 Yes
Thurn, E.F.I. [s.n.] Guyana K002963349 Yes
Raynal, A. [15658] Trinidad and Tobago K002963335 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1776] Trinidad and Tobago K002963346 Yes
Philcox, D.; Wood, D. [7414] Trinidad and Tobago K002963337 Yes
Mori, S.; Bolten, A.; Persaud, R.; Roberts, S. [8202] Guyana K002963347 Yes
Eggers [5837] Trinidad and Tobago K002963345 Yes
{J. van Donselaar} [2897] Suriname K002963352 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Roe, T. [497] Venezuela K002963399 Yes
Burchell [1825] K000584468 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Roe, T. [497] Venezuela K002963400 Yes
Triana, J. [389] Venezuela K002963408 Yes
Davidse, G.; Huber, O.; Tillett, S.S. [17202] Venezuela K002963403 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [2221] Venezuela K002963409 Yes
Fendler, A. [871] Trinidad and Tobago K002963339 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [89161-A] Venezuela K002963406 Yes
Jaramillo, J. [8434] Ecuador K002963407 Yes
Whitton, B.A. [141] Guyana K002963348 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Roe, T. [498] Venezuela K002963401 Yes
Sastre, C. [5795] French Guiana K002963356 Yes
Amorim, A.; Sant'Ana, S.; Santos, T.S.; Santos, E.B.; Brito, H.S. [405] Brazil K000189886 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5493] Trinidad and Tobago K002963333 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Roe, T. [498] Venezuela K002963402 Yes
s.coll. [649] French Guiana K002963355 Yes
Broadway [5493] Trinidad and Tobago K002963334 Yes
{Milliken; Bevan; Smart} [41] Venezuela K002963404 Yes
Maguire, B. [23839a] Suriname K002963353 Yes
{Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Nic Lughadha, E.M.; B. J. H. ter Welle; Gopaul, D.} [1892] Guyana K002963350 Yes
Raynal, A. [15725] Trinidad and Tobago K002963332 Yes
Rivera, G.; Herrera, G.; Homans, J. [2232] Costa Rica K002963329 No
Broadway, W.E. [9228] Trinidad and Tobago K002963338 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [88448] Venezuela K002963405 Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [3867] Guyana K002963351 Yes
Vargas, G.; Herrera, G.; Ruiz, A.B. [1536] Costa Rica K002963331 No

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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

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