Fuirena pubescens (Poir.) Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 2: 182 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa, Medit. to NW. India. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Chad, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Guinea, India, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Rwanda, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Germany

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Amini Rad, M., Poormirzaii, A. & Saber Amoli, S. (2008). Fuirena pubescens (Cyperaceae), first report of the genus for Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 14: 108-109.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2008). Flora Iberica 18: 1-420. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Clarke in Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 648 (1894);
  • Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 463 (1902).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 102, figs.39C,F, 40 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 50, figs.58,59 (1983).
  • Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 182 (1837).
  • Muasya in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 11, 12, fig.2, 3 (2010).
  • Muasya in Kew Bull. 53: 193 (1998);

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2017). https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v42i2. epublication.
  • Amini Rad, M., Poormirzaii, A. & Saber Amoli, S. (2008). Fuirena pubescens (Cyperaceae), first report of the genus for Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 14: 108-109.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Thery, P. & Mesterházy, A. (2024). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Cyperaceae Tribu VII. Fuireneae: 1-57. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 497 (1850)
  • Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 648 (1895)
  • Engl., Hochgeb. Trop Afr.: 146 (1894)
  • Enum. Pl. 2: 182 (1837)
  • F.T.A. 8: 463 (1902)
  • Fl. Cap. 7: 261 (1897)
  • Flora 62: 566 (1879)
  • J. EA Nat. Hist. Soc. 25 (1) (110): 20 (1965)
  • K.B. 53: 193 (1998).
  • Linnaea 37: 104 (1874)
  • P.O.A. C: 126 (1895)
  • Rendle, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 2: 128 (1899)
  • Strelitzia 2: 101, fig. 39cF & 40 (1995)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1979 Buchanan, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000416826 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Buchanan, J. [1435b] Malawi K000416825 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1888 Gouan [148] Mauritania K000416804 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, P.A. [2290] Botswana K002054559 No
Robison, T. [5880] Tanzania K002054116 Yes
{Requien} [s.n.] France K002053007 Yes
Bosser, J.M. [17215] Madagascar K002420043 Yes
Ferreira, M.; Kneucker, A. [151] Portugal K002053019 Yes
Cosson, M.M.E.; Barratte, G.; Duval [s.n.] Tunisia K002053032 Yes
{Requien} [s.n.] Germany K002053021 Yes
Smith, P.A. [203] Botswana K002054563 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kirrika [11026] Tanzania K002054122 Yes
Clarke, C.B.; Burchell [3351] South Africa K002420148 Yes
Friis, I.; Aweke, G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [2304] Ethiopia K002053965 Yes
Procter [2394] Tanzania K002054133 Yes
Tayad, C. [240] Kenya K002054115 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1312] Zambia K002054545 No
Lind, E.M.; [ [138] Uganda K002054102 Yes
Burrows, J.E. [631] Zimbabwe K002054556 No
Verboom, W.C. [124S] Malawi K002054539 No
{Rob. E. och Th. C. E. Fries} [732a] Kenya K002054111 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6401] Zambia K002054549 No
Req [s.n.] France K002053009 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [10661] Tanzania K002054136 Yes
Holub, E. [s.n.] South Africa K002420109 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K002053017 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [1469] South Africa K002420097 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [7A] Tanzania K002054126 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [6523] K002054532 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [17105] South Africa K002420132 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [957] South Africa K002420142 Yes
Kralik, L. [823] France K002053003 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [9932] Tanzania K002054137 Yes
Wilson, J. [1716] Uganda K002054101 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [2424] Tanzania K002054117 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Wondefrash, M.; Getachew, E. [10803] Ethiopia K002053963 Yes
Nassogne [99] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053800 Yes
Reid, C. [418] South Africa K002420111 Yes
Strey, R. [3126a] South Africa K002420110 Yes
s.coll. [4593] Cameroon K002053798 Yes
Phillips, P. [3312] South Africa K002420095 Yes
Phillips, E. [4179] Malawi K002054529 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12228] Tanzania K002054124 Yes
Medley Wood, J. [10423] South Africa K002420143 Yes
E. Sende[s]ayi [59] Zimbabwe K002054553 No
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1423] Kenya K002054104 Yes
s.coll. [4506] Chad K002053799 Yes
Williamson, D.T. [26] Botswana K002054564 No
Forbes, P.L. [432] South Africa K002420112 Yes
Verdcourt [2648] Kenya K002054107 Yes
Guillarmod, J.; Getliffe; Mzamane [57] Lesotho K002420157 Yes
Gibbs-Russell, G.E. [2142] Botswana K002054561 No
Newbould, J.B. [6517] Tanzania K002054121 Yes
Jackson, G. [35] Zambia K002054547 No
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [704] Zambia K002054550 No
Galpin, E.E.; Clarke, C.B. [1363] South Africa K002420102 Yes
Mabille, P. [s.n.] France K002053006 Yes
Reverchon, E. [104] Spain K002053018 Yes
Bolus, H. [9790] South Africa K002420100 Yes
Smith, S.A.L.; Beentje, H.J.; Muasya, A.M. [263] Kenya K002054110 Yes
Coleman, T.A. [705] South Africa K002420146 Yes
{Liben} [961] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053807 Yes
Peter, G.A. [2219] K002054119 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002053004 Yes
Ward, C.J. [5525] South Africa K002420136 Yes
Culverwell, J. [0604] Eswatini K002420127 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [2443] Yemen K002053025 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] South Africa K002420151 Yes
Schlechter, R. [2945] South Africa K002420145 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [13632] South Africa K002420130 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [15] Tanzania K002054129 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [554] Botswana K002054569 No
Christiaensen [1238] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053812 Yes
Detilleux [845] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053802 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C.; Mwasumbi, L. [2085] Tanzania K002054130 Yes
Moss, C.E. [2301] South Africa K002420094 Yes
Ruch, M. [2520] Lesotho K002420129 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2900] Kenya K002054106 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [37307] South Africa K002420117 Yes
Michel [3309] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053811 Yes
Thulin, M.; Medhanie, G.; Al-Gifri, A.N. [9296] Yemen K002053028 Yes
de Menezes, A. [370] Angola K002054571 No
Iyunga, N.H.S. [58] Tanzania K002054132 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3140] Kenya K002054108 Yes
Rehmann, A.; Clarke, C.B. [4770] South Africa K002420108 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/161] Tanzania K002054131 Yes
Moll, E.J. [2389] South Africa K002420138 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Abdalla, R. [1063] Tanzania K002054118 Yes
Fenner, J.E.L. [246] Malawi K002054536 No
Merrett, M.R.; Merrett, L. [1433] Zambia K002054540 No
{Glover; Gwynne; Samuel; Tucker} [1868] Kenya K002054113 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [37307] South Africa K002420114 Yes
Beguinot, A. [223] Italy K001532616 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3281] Zambia K002054551 No
Schweinfurth, G. [1164] K002053967 Yes
Richards, H.M. [24605] Tanzania K002054123 Yes
Benda, E.A. [450] Malawi K002054538 No
Devenish, N.J. [309] South Africa K002420096 Yes
Spellenberg, R.; Abushe'ar, A.A. [s.n.] Yemen K002053029 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [3343] Yemen K002053027 Yes
Baglietto, F. [s.n.] Italy K002053011 Yes
Peter, G.A.; Reisen [35471] K002054128 Yes
Codd, L.E. [2338] South Africa K002420098 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1043] Tanzania K002054120 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1147] Kenya K002054112 Yes
Cosson, M.M.E.; Doumer-Adanson; Letourneux, A.; Reboud, V.; Barratte, G.; Bonner, E. [s.n.] Tunisia K002053030 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3334] India K002053079 Yes
Marais, W. [896] South Africa K002420091 Yes
Tyson, W.; Clarke, C.B. [1587] South Africa K002420152 Yes
Gibbs-Russell, G.E.; Biegel, H.M. [2889] Botswana K002054562 No
Morris; Engelbrecht [1068] South Africa K002420124 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [20910] South Africa K002420106 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O.; Clarke, C.B. [284] South Africa K002420149 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2165] Botswana K002054565 No
Pawek, J. [10835] Malawi K002054528 No
Lubke, R.A. [208] South Africa K002420120 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2997] Botswana K002054567 No
Wickens, G.E. [1700] Sudan K002053966 Yes
Moll, E.J. [1350] South Africa K002420139 Yes
Davy, J.B. [18362] South Africa K002420086 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [3735] Uganda K002054100 Yes
Schyff, H.P.V. [2042] South Africa K002420090 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Morocco K002053031 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1065] Botswana K002054560 No
Arnold, T.H. [418] South Africa K002420135 Yes
{J. Buchanan, C. M. G.} [1442] Malawi K002054534 No
Smook, L. [956] South Africa K002420115 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [207] South Africa K002420121 Yes
Ellis, R.P. [3287] South Africa K002420133 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [328] South Africa K002420103 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2987] Sudan K002053968 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [78] Kenya K002054103 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [1587] Uganda K000624666 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1497] Botswana K002054566 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [19320] Zambia K002054543 No
Parker, R.N. [3011] India K002053078 Yes
{Liben} [1307] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053808 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [4999] Zambia K002054546 No
Troupin, G. [6655] Rwanda K002053809 Yes
Balsinhas, A.A. [2944] South Africa K002420113 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4171] Angola K002054573 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M. [13677] Tanzania K002054134 Yes
Buitendag, E. [720] South Africa K002420105 Yes
Whyte [203] Malawi K002054533 No
Frontier [1956] Tanzania K002054127 Yes
Nyariri, P. [333] Zimbabwe K002054552 No
Davy, J.B. [17628] South Africa K002420093 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12575] Tanzania K002054125 Yes
{Taton} [630] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053810 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [4999] Zambia K002054544 No
Guillarmod, A.J. [477] Lesotho K002420128 Yes
Baur, R. [286] South Africa K002420153 Yes
s.coll. [8131] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053814 Yes
Jaarsveld, E. [88] South Africa K002420123 Yes
Lock, J.M. [82/47] Sudan K002053964 Yes
s.coll. [3556] Chad K002053797 Yes
W.B.T. [2008] K002053015 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002053033 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [368] South Africa K002420134 Yes
Norman, E.M. [144] Uganda K000624668 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [4050] Egypt K002053024 Yes
{Requien} [s.n.] France K002053008 Yes
Schlechter, R. [3801] South Africa K002420107 Yes
s.coll. [7909] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053813 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [s.n.] Portugal K002053016 Yes
Spellenberg, R.; Abushe'ar, A.A. [s.n.] Yemen K002053026 Yes
Edwards, D. [2194] South Africa K002420144 Yes
Collett, H. [s.n.] France K002053010 Yes
MacOwan, P.; Clarke, C.B. [1271] South Africa K002420150 Yes
Strey, R.G. [4918] South Africa K002420137 Yes
[Bele Wenter]; L. E.[?] [500] South Africa K002420092 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [738] South Africa K002420147 Yes
Christiaensen [1341] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053804 Yes
Story, R. [5134] South Africa K002420085 Yes
Forbes, P.L. [405] South Africa K002420126 Yes
Forbes, P.L. [431] South Africa K002420125 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [3353] Sudan K002053969 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [1615] Botswana K002054570 No
Davis, P.H. [15209] Türkiye K002053022 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B9884] Kenya K002054114 Yes
Van De Waal, B.; [S. W. A] [s.n.] Namibia K002420084 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [10692] South Africa K002420141 Yes
Leendertz, R. [1626] South Africa K002420119 Yes
s.coll. [80] Uganda K000624667 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3730] Kenya K002054105 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2555] Botswana K002054568 No
Adamson, G. [106] K002054535 No
Mooney, H.F. [4607] Lebanon K002053023 Yes
Mavi, S. [350] Zimbabwe K002054554 No
{Taton} [1068] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053806 Yes
Symoens [6525] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053805 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5051] Tanzania K000190279 Yes
Jackson, G. [224] Malawi K002054537 No
Zambatis, N. [745] South Africa K002420158 Yes
Thode, J. [A 307] South Africa K002420140 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Pawek, J. [11079] Malawi K002054531 No
Venter, S. [1075] South Africa K002420116 Yes
Jackson, G. [224] Malawi K002054530 No
Clarke, C.B.; MacOwan [1356] South Africa K002420154 Yes
Merrett, L. [1009] Zambia K002054541 No
Mabille, J. [s.n.] France K002053002 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C.; Mwasumbi, L. [1771] Tanzania K002054135 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [14112] South Africa K002420131 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2848] Botswana K002054558 No
[lmore] [414] Zambia K002054548 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [8324] Zambia K002054542 No
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8480] South Africa K002420118 Yes
Van Vuuren, D.R.J. [1374] South Africa K002420104 Yes
Gossweiler, J.; Amelia, R. [2185] Angola K002054572 No
Dixon, H.N.; Nicholson, W.E. [s.n.] Portugal K002053014 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [1949] South Africa K002420089 Yes
Moss [5472] South Africa K002420099 Yes
Meeuse, A.D.J. [10504] South Africa K002420088 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [7799] South Africa K002420087 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [57] South Africa K002420122 Yes
s.coll. [1238] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053803 Yes
{Requien} [s.n.] France K002053005 Yes
Gibbs-Russell, G.E. [2602] Zimbabwe K002054555 No
Wilms, F.; Clarke, C.B. [1597] South Africa K002420101 Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [409] Portugal K002053020 Yes
[M. Steela] [22] Sudan K002053970 Yes
Schmitz, A. [7542] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002053801 Yes

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