Cyperaceae
Gahnia

Gahnia tristis Nees

First published in W.J.Hooker & G.A.W.Arnott, Bot. Beechey Voy.: 228 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to Nansei-shoto and W. Malesia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Malaya, Nansei-shoto, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 2, 2000 Charoenphol, C.; Larsen, K.; Warncke, E. [4721] Thailand K000498747 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Smitinand, T. [1896] Thailand K000498751 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Kerr, A.F.G. [19006] Thailand K000498744 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Kerr, A.F.G. [17778] Thailand K000498750 Yes
Mar 1, 1890 Wilford, C. [s.n.] Hong Kong K000960177 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vachell, G.H. [39/C] Macau K000960178 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hennipman, E. [3603] Thailand K000498746 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15915] Thailand K000498748 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15915] Thailand K000498749 Yes
Tagawa, M.; Iwatsuki, k.; Fukuoka, N. [T551] Thailand K000498745 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0