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''Schoenocephalium teretifolium'' or Summertime Inírida flower (from the
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
: Flor de Inírida de verano) is a
monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. They constitute one of ...
which is an endemic plant in the area between the
Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
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.


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Humboldt - Inirida flowerSpecies account
Global biodiversity information network. Rapateaceae Endemic flora of Colombia Taxa named by Bassett Maguire {{Poales-stub