Cyperaceae
Isolepis

Isolepis hystrix (Thunb.) Nees

First published in Linnaea 7: 496 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Virginia

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.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Duthie, A. [190 a] South Africa K002369459 Yes
Clarke, I.C. [2127] Australia K002368173 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000416598 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000416599 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parker, R.N. [3747] South Africa K002369463 Yes
Garside, S. [1147] South Africa K002369461 Yes
Sandwith, C. [198] South Africa K002369452 Yes
McGillivray, D.J.; Bartlett, C. [3239] Australia K002368178 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Johnson, L. [1083] Australia K002368177 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [82/284] South Africa K002369468 Yes
Bolus, H. [4529] South Africa K000416597 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parker, R.N. [4362] South Africa K002369460 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3864 a] South Africa K002369470 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000416600 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002369455 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [1150] South Africa K002369466 Yes
s.coll. [358] K002369457 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [4886] South Africa K002369453 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [6089] Australia K002368174 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000416601 Unknown Type Material Yes
Muasya, A.M. [1157] South Africa K002369467 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Verboom, T. [1218] South Africa K002369465 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. [71777] Australia K002368176 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002369462 Yes
Schlechter, R. [1679] South Africa K002369454 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1929] South Africa K002369469 Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] K002369456 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Linder, P. [1199] South Africa K002369464 Yes
Duthie, A. [1006] South Africa K002369458 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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