Podostemaceae
Tristicha

Tristicha trifaria (Bory ex Willd.) Spreng.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 22 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is a hydrosubshrub or helophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Panamá, Paraguay, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.585.4.3. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
  • Beentje, H.J. (2005). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Podostemaceae: 1-12.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flore des Mascareignes 136-148: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • 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.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1990). Flora of Australia 18: 1-349. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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].
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2014). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 7: 1-840. 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.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Pope, G.V. (ed.) (1997). Flora Zambesiaca 9(2): 1-64. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
  • Santos de Mello, A., Sprada Tavares, A. & Trevisan, R. (2011). Podostemaceae in southern Brazil. Rodriguésia 62: 867-885.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2017). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 17: 1-434. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. 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

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Syst. 1: 22 (1825).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.585.4.3. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1990). Flora of Australia 18: 1-349. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2014). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 7: 1-840. 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.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Pope, G.V. (ed.) (1997). Flora Zambesiaca 9(2): 1-64. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
  • Santos de Mello, A., Sprada Tavares, A. & Trevisan, R. (2011). Podostemaceae in southern Brazil. Rodriguésia 62: 867-885.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2017). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 17: 1-434. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker & C.H. Wright in Flora of Tropical Africa 6, 1: 121 (1909).
  • C. Cusset in Flora Zambesiaca 9.2: 8, t. 4 (1997).
  • G. Taylor in Flora of West Tropical Africa ed. 2, 1: 124, t. 43 (1954).
  • M.G. Gilbert in Fl. Eth. 2, 1: 191 (2000).
  • Obermeyer in Flora of Southern Africa 13: 206, t. 30/1 (1970).
  • Spreng., Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 1: 22 (1824).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 19, 1950 Glaziou, A.F.M. [21999] Brazil K000807526 Yes
Sep 19, 1950 Glaziou, A.F.M. [22002] Brazil K000807523 Yes
Sep 19, 1950 Glaziou, A.F.M. [21996] Brazil K000807509 Yes
Sep 18, 1950 Glaziou, A.F.M. [21994] Brazil K000807508 Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000642030 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Schomburgk, R.H. [432] Guyana K000807515 Yes
Sep 14, 1950 s.coll. [22006] Brazil K000807522 Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Schomburgk [432] Brazil K000642033 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Glaziou, A.F.M. [22007] Brazil K000807520 Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Glaziou, A.F.M. [13137] Brazil K000807513 Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000807512 Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Gardner, G. [1844] Brazil K000807514 Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Riedel [s,n,] Brazil K000642028 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Glaziou, A.F.M. [21995] Brazil K000807507 Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Glaziou, A.F.M. [21996] Brazil K000807525 Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Hilaire, A.S. [s.n.] Brazil K000642029 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Glaziou, A.F.M. [22000] Brazil K000807524 Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Gardner [1844] Brazil K000642031 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Bernoulli, G. [39] Guatemala K000642034 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Glaziou, A.F.M. [22005] Brazil K000807521 Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Glaziou, A.F.M. [22006] Brazil K000807510 Yes
Sep 14, 1950 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000642032 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 31, 1950 Luetzelburg, P., Von [16032] Brazil K000807511 Yes
Welwitsch [528] Angola K000435184 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [528] Angola K000435183 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, A.S. [1606] Sudan K:SPC-21959.000 No
Jongkind [2113] Ghana K:SPC-63852.000 No
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H., de [1151] Brazil K000807517 Yes
Callens, H. [2846] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-39275.000 No
Thomas, A.S. [1752] Sudan K:SPC-18123.000 No
Cheek, M.; Etuge; Ngale; Offu; Moyes; Pearson-Gee [5207] Cameroon K000875552 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [1762] Sudan K:SPC-21958.000 No
Thomas, A.S. [1755] Sudan K:SPC-21957.000 No
Spruce, R. [1084] Brazil K000807516 Yes
Weddell [s.n.] Brazil K000642027 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, A.S. [1764] Sudan K:SPC-21961.000 No
Hepper, F.N. [1929] Cameroon K:SPC-27109.000 No
Huber, J. [150] Brazil K000807519 Yes
Keay, R.W.J.; Savory, H.J. [25280] Nigeria K:SPC-18125.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28540] Cameroon K:SPC-21956.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9496] Cameroon K:SPC-33070.000 No
Skinner [s.n.] Guatemala K000642035 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meikle, R.D. [685] Nigeria K:SPC-18124.000 No
Hepper, F.N. [998] Nigeria K:SPC-23003.000 No
Richards, H.M. [4021] Zambia K:SPC-33067.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28539] Cameroon K:SPC-21955.000 No
Savory, H.J.; Keay, R.W.J. [25283] Nigeria K:SPC-24192.000 No
Stanfield [130] Nigeria K:SPC-35214.000 No
Thomas, A.S. [1763] Sudan K:SPC-21960.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [8968] Nigeria K:SPC-33061.000 No
Ash [1440] Ethiopia K:SPC-35788.000 No
Savory, H.J.; Keay, R.W.J. [25282] Nigeria K:SPC-24190.000 No
Dusén, P.K.H. [17871] Brazil K000807518 Yes
Drège [2991] South Africa K000435182 Unknown Type Material Yes
Purdie [s.n.] Guatemala K000642036 Unknown Type Material Yes
White, F. [3282] Zambia K:SPC-70876.000 No
Zeyher, C. [s.n.] Mauritius K000435181 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1930] Cameroon K:SPC-24663.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28538] Cameroon K:SPC-18127.000 No
Thomas, A.S. [1898] Uganda K:SPC-03661.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9495] Cameroon K:SPC-24191.000 No

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