Olyra latifoliaL.

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WFO wfo-0000881899 Accepted WFO 2026-06 7 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–g · 5 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 5 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Olyra latifolia, photographed by Ricardo Lima
fig. a Ricardo Lima, CC0 1.0 / 2021-02-13 / obs. 112794231
Olyra latifolia, photographed by Annika Lindqvist
fig. b Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 58240235
Olyra latifolia, photographed by bat (Maria Vorontsova)
fig. c bat (Maria Vorontsova), CC0 1.0 / obs. 104484991
Olyra latifolia, photographed by Annika Lindqvist
fig. d Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 58240237
Olyra latifolia, photographed by Annika Lindqvist
fig. e Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 58240238
Olyra latifolia, photographed by Maheva B Laursen
fig. f Maheva B Laursen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 50448351
Olyra latifolia, photographed by Diogo Luiz
fig. g Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 179049724

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Native range 67 botanical countries

Regions where Olyra latifolia is native: Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. AngolaBeninBurkinaBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicCongoDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEthiopiaGabonGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastKenyaLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMozambiqueNigeriaSenegalSierra LeoneSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestArgentina NortheastBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorFrench GuianaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáParaguayPeruPuerto RicoSurinameTrinidad-TobagoVenezuela ComorosLeeward Is.Venezuelan AntillesWindward Is.
Native distribution of Olyra latifolia, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Burkina BKN
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Central African Republic CAF
Comoros COM
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Equatorial Guinea EQG
Ethiopia ETH
Gabon GAB
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
Liberia LBR
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mozambique MOZ
Nigeria NGA
Senegal SEN
Sierra Leone SIE
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Belize BLZ
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
El Salvador ELS
French Guiana FRG
Guatemala GUA
Guyana GUY
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Leeward Is. LEE
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Suriname SUR
Trinidad-Tobago TRT
Venezuela VEN
Venezuelan Antilles VNA
Windward Is. WIN
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 18 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Olyra arundinacea Kunth
  • Olyra brasiliensis Desv.
  • Olyra brevifolia Schumach.
  • Olyra cordifolia Kunth
  • Olyra cordifolia var. cordifolia
  • Olyra cordifolia var. scabriuscula Döll
  • Olyra guineensis Steud.
  • Olyra latifolia var. arundinacea (Kunth) Griseb.
  • Olyra latifolia var. glabriuscula Döll
  • Olyra latifolia var. latifolia
  • Olyra latifolia var. pubescens (Raddi) Döll
  • Olyra latifolia var. vestita Henrard
  • Olyra media Desv.
  • Olyra paniculata Sw.
  • Olyra pubescens Raddi
  • Olyra scabra Nees
  • Olyra surinamensis Hochst. ex Steud.
  • Stipa latifolia (L.) Raspail

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

We publish what we can source and we say so when we cannot. This page has no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not yet have those from a source we can cite.