Xiphidium

Xiphidium caeruleum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Commelinales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Commelinales

Familia: Haemodoraceae
Subfamilia: Haemodoroideae
Genus: Xiphidium
Species: X. caeruleum – X. pontederiiflorum

Source(s) of checklist:
List based on accepted species according to WCSP – see references.

Names in synonymy

X. albidum – X. album – X. angustifolium – X. floribundum – X. giganteum – X. loeflingii – X. rubrum

Name

Xiphidium Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 33 (1775).

• Type species: Xiphidium caeruleum Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 33. 1775.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Xiphidium Loefl., Iter Hispan.: 179 (1758), nom. inval. pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Maas, P.J.M. & Maas, H. 1999. Haemodoraceae. Pp. 576–581 in Steyermark, J.A. (†), Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.), Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Vol. 5, Eriocaulaceae–Lentibulariaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 0-915279-71-1. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Xiphidium. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2018.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Xiphidium in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2016 November 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Xiphidium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 11 18. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Xiphidium.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Xiphidium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2018-11-18.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Xiphidium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 18. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2018. Xiphidium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Xiphidium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2018.
• Xiphidium in 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. Accessed: 18 November 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Xiphidium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Xiphidium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Xiphidium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Peru Checklist: Xiphidium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 November 2018.
• Xiphidium in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 18 November 2018.

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