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. ↑ 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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