Summary
Place of publication:
A. L. P. P. de Candolle & A. C. de Candolle, Monogr. phan. 9:905. 1896 "monostachya"
Verified:
01/05/2009
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
- Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
- Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
- Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
- Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
- Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
- Long, R. W. & O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida.
- Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(2):1336-1339. Note: with three varieties
- Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
- Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
- Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | s. |
1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | n.e. |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Dominican Republic | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Haiti | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Jamaica | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | United States | Puerto Rico | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Costa Rica | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Nicaragua | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Panama | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Northern America
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Florida (s.)]
Southern America
-
CARIBBEAN:
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico]
-
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
-
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
-
BRAZIL:
Brazil (n.e.)
-
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=312763.
Accessed 9 May 2025.