Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon

Eriocaulon sexangulare L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 87 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Madagascar, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Caroline Islands. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Madagascar, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Santisuk, T. & Balslev, H. (eds.) (2017). Flora of Thailand 13(3): 429-556. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Zhang, Z. (1999). Monographie der gattung Eriocaulon in Ostasien. Dissertationes Botanicae 313: 1-289.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2018). https://www.publish.csiro.au/SB/fulltext/SB18021. epublication.
  • Zhang, Z. (1999). Monographie der gattung Eriocaulon in Ostasien. Dissertationes Botanicae 313: 1-289.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 19, 2014 Wight [2364] India K000098693 Type Yes
s.n. [s.n.] India K002181937 Yes
Decary, M.R. [10737] Madagascar K001532028 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] Burma K000098615 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beechey [s.n.] China Eriocaulon wallichianum K000873530 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6068] Eriocaulon wallichianum K001122935 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.n. [2364.b.] India Eriocaulon wallichianum K002181938 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6068] India Eriocaulon wallichianum K001122934 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6068] Burma Eriocaulon wallichianum K001122936 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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