Everardia (plant) explained

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:

• Everardia angusta
• Everardia debilis
• Everardia diffusa
• Everardia disticha
• Everardia erectolaxa
• Everardia flexifolia
• Everardia longifolia
• Everardia maguireana
• Everardia montana
• Everardia recurvigluma
• Everardia spongiosa
• Everardia vareschii

Notes and References

1. Web site: Everardia Ridl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 14 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9.