Cyperaceae

Lepidosperma Labill.

First published in Nov. Holl. Pl. 1: 14 (1804)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. China, Indo-China to New Caledonia and New Zealand.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Chatham Is., China Southeast, Hainan, Malaya, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Sumatera, Tasmania, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barrett, R.L. & Wilson, K.L. (2012). A review of the genus Lepidosperma Labill. (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae). Australian Systematic Botany 25: 225-294.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 12, 1974 Blake, S.T. [4648] Australia K000960065 Isotype Yes
Aug 1, 1957 Gibbs, L.S. [5561] New Guinea K000291070 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1890 Vachell, G.H. [39] Macau K000883924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, R. [6040] Australia K000883912 Type Yes
Everist, S.L. [s.n.] New Caledonia K002397361 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002397318 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002397317 Yes
Bruhl, J.J.; Copeland, L.M.; Telford, I.R. [2363] Australia K002397316 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] Australia K002397302 Yes
Blake, S.T. [18011] Australia K002397313 Yes
Boorman, J.L. [s.n.] Australia K000960137 Unknown Type Material Yes
Curtis, W.M. Australia K:SPC-07294.000 No
Koch, M. [820] Australia K002397306 Yes
Blake, S.T. [18032] Australia K002397314 Yes
Drummond [38] Australia K002397303 Yes
Melville, R.; Moore, L.B. [s.n.] New Zealand K002397351 Yes
Sieber, F.W. [s.n.] Australia K000883911 Type Yes
Burbidge, F.W. [s.n.] Malaysia K000291069 Type Yes
Brown, R. [6027] Australia K000960062 Isotype Yes
Gunn, R.C. [983] Australia K000883910 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dorrien Smith, A. [s.n.] Australia K002397301 Yes
Bruhl, J.J.; Telford, I.R. [2500] Australia K002397315 Yes
Drummond [884] Australia K002397305 Yes
Stoward, F. [731] Australia K002397309 Yes
Hürlimann, H. [1390] New Caledonia K002397360 Yes
Stoward, F. [472] Australia K002397310 Yes
Blake, S.T. [18015] Australia K002397304 Yes
Tindale, M.D.; Maslin, B.R. [2519] Australia K002397307 Yes
Seemann, B.C. [s.n.] Hong Kong K000883923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blake, S.T. [18100] Australia K002397312 Yes
Christenhusz, M., J. M., Fay, M., Chas; Mirenda, T. [6344] Australia K000696228 Yes
Blake, S.T. [18076] Australia K002397308 Yes
Stoward, F. [472] Australia K002397311 Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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