''Schoenocephalium teretifolium'' or Summertime Inírida flower (from the
Spanish
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...
: Flor de Inírida de verano) is a
monocot
Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are flowering plants whose seeds contain only one Embryo#Plant embryos, embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. A monocot taxon has been in use for several decades, but ...
which is an
endemic plant in the area between the
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
n rivers of
Guainia and
Inírida. ''
Guacamaya superba'', another plant in the
Rapateaceae
The Rapateaceae are a family of flowering plants. The botanical name has been recognized by most taxonomists.
The APG II system of 2003 also recognizes this family, and assigns it to the order Poales in the clade commelinids, in the monocots. T ...
family, is also endemic to this region.
References
Humboldt - Inirida flowerSpecies account
Global biodiversity information network.
Rapateaceae
Endemic flora of Colombia
Taxa named by Bassett Maguire
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