Eriocaulaceae
Eriocaulon

Eriocaulon setaceum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 87 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is a hydroannual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Extinct in:

Japan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Phillips, S.M. (2011). Flore du Cameroun 38: 1-35. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Santisuk, T. & Balslev, H. (eds.) (2017). Flora of Thailand 13(3): 429-556. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zhang, Z. (1999). Monographie der gattung Eriocaulon in Ostasien. Dissertationes Botanicae 313: 1-289.

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

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Sp. Pl. 87 (1753).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2018). https://www.publish.csiro.au/SB/fulltext/SB18021. epublication.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Phillips, S.M. (2011). Flore du Cameroun 38: 1-35. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zhang, Z. (1999). Monographie der gattung Eriocaulon in Ostasien. Dissertationes Botanicae 313: 1-289.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Sp. Pl.: 87 (1753).
  • Meikle in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 62, fig. 337/9 (1968).
  • Oberm. in Flora of Southern Africa 4(2): 10, fig. 2/1 (1985).
  • Ruhland in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich 4, 30: 89, fig. 9 (1903).

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.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • 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?
Dec 1, 2012 Pires, M.J.; Silva, N.T. [1672] Brazil K000887136 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Burchell [4208] Brazil K000887132 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Ule, E. [8088] Brazil K000887128 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Giulietti, A.M. [909] Brazil K000887138 Yes
Dec 1, 2012 Richards, P.W. [6496] Brazil K000887134 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Richards, P.W. [6496A] Brazil K000887137 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Shimizu, T.; Hutoh, M.; Chaiglom, D. [9035] Thailand K001056259 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Usteri, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000887139 Yes
Jan 16, 1998 Walker [794] Sri Lanka K000873516 Paratype Yes
Jan 16, 1998 Thwaites [79] Sri Lanka K000873515 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Davey, J.T. [22] Mali K000211815 Yes
Aug 1, 1949 Stocks, J.E. [s.n.] India K000098666 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1949 Clarke, C.B. [14153] India K000098668 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1949 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000098667 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 9, 1929 Wight, R. [2369] India K000098665 Syntype Yes
Jul 9, 1929 Wight, R. [2369] India K000098662 Type Yes
Jul 9, 1929 Wight, R. [2369] India K000098664 Type Yes
Jul 9, 1929 Wight [2857] India K000098663 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth [224] K000346121 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [3240] Cuba K000587221 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6077] Burma K001122956 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6077] Burma K001122957 Unknown Type Material Yes
Philcox, D.; Freeman, B. [4639] Brazil K000887135 Yes
[9929] Tanzania K002183834 Yes
[96/515] Tanzania K002183830 Yes
[96/511] Tanzania K002183831 Yes
Baron, R. [926] Madagascar K000346179 Type Yes
[362] Uganda K002183829 Yes
Parker, G.W. [s.n.] Madagascar K000346180 Type Yes
[4039] Tanzania K002183837 Yes
Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [5909] Brazil K000887133 Yes
[4355] Tanzania K002183838 Yes
[9929A] Tanzania K002183836 Yes
[9929] Tanzania K002183833 Yes
Wright, C. [3241] Cuba K000587222 Unknown Type Material Yes
[E2214] Uganda K002183828 Yes
[594] Tanzania K002183835 Yes
[6522] Tanzania K002183832 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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

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