Everardia (plant)

Everardia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Everardia; Ridl.
Synonyms
	Pseudoeverardia Gilly

Everardia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.^[1]

Its native range is tropical South America. It is found in the countries of Brazil , Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.^[1]

The genus name of Everardia is in honour of Everard im Thurn (1852–1932), author, explorer, botanist, photographer and British colonial administrator,^[2] and it was first described and published in Timehri Vol.5 on page 210 in 1886.^[1]

Known species:^[1]

Everardia angusta N.E.Br.
Everardia debilis T.Koyama & Maguire
Everardia diffusa T.Koyama & Maguire
Everardia disticha T.Koyama & Maguire
Everardia erectolaxa T.Koyama & Maguire
Everardia flexifolia (Gilly) T.Koyama & Maguire
Everardia longifolia Gilly
Everardia maguireana T.Koyama
Everardia montana Ridl.
Everardia recurvigluma T.Koyama & Maguire
Everardia spongiosa M.T.Strong
Everardia vareschii Maguire

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Everardia Ridl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:13758-1.
↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.

Wikidata ☰ Q8846914 entry

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[POWO-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Everardia Ridl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:13758-1.

[2] Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.

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Everardia (plant)

Topic: Biology

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