- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60449264-2
- Publication
- Novon; a Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. St. Louis, MO
- Collation
- 18(3): 361 (-365; figs. 1-3)
- Date of Publication
- 2 Sep 2008
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Poaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- P. E. Berry, G. A. Romero & L. Brako 5866
- Locality
- Laja Suiza, first granitic outcrop upstream from mouth of black-water Río Guasacavi on N (rt.) side, 3.5 km SSW of Santa Cruz (direct air distance), depression next to seasonally flooded shrub savanna, alt. 100 m
- Collection Date
- 3 Mar 1996
- Type Herbaria
- holotype VEN
isotype MO
isotype TFAV
isotype UWSP - Latitude
- 3° 14' 18" N
- Longitude
- 67° 24' 30" W
- Distribution Of Types
- Amazonas (Venezuela, Northern South America, Southern America)
Remarks
Arthrostylidium berryi Judziewicz & Davidse (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Bambuseae, Arthrostylidiinae), a new species from riversides, seasonally flooded white sand shrublands, and granitic lajas in lowland Venezuela and adjacent Colombia, is described and illustrated. It is easily distinguished from its South American congeners in Arthrostylidium Ruprecht by its strongly reflexed leaf blades and long (4–10 cm) spikelets with numerous (nine to 15) florets. (vide abstract). Iucn Red List Category: Using IUCN Red List criteria (IUCN, 2001), Arthrostylidium berryi would not be considered to be threatened at this time. It occurs over an area of at least 50,000 km2 in at least 11 locations, there is apparently no great human pressure on its habitat, there is no evidence of a decline in populations, and much of the area has not been explored botanically. The species could conceivably fall into the Near Threatened category, but we provisionally assign the species status as Data Deficient (DD).