Cyperaceae

Scirpoides Ség.

First published in Pl. Veron. 3: 73 (1754)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico, Canary Islands to W. Himalaya, S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Belarus, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chad, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Eswatini, France, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen

Extinct in:

Baltic States, Belgium

Introduced into:

Ireland, Kentucky, New York

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • J. Browning and K.D. Gordon-Gray† in Flora Zambesiaca Volume: 14: Cyperaceae (2020). MÁ García, Jonathan R Timberlake (Eds). Kew Publishing, London.
  • Ség., Pl. Veron. 3: 73 (1754).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Long, D.G.; Raf, D.A.H. [764] Namibia K002366735 Yes
s.coll. [7[b]] Spain K002366322 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3535] Botswana K002366716 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [18085] Namibia K002366725 Yes
Roux, L. [347] K002366723 Yes
Ward, C.J. [10078] Namibia K002366734 Yes
Giess, W. [7998B] Namibia K002366729 Yes
Ward, C.J. [10102] Namibia K002366726 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4979] Namibia K002366732 Yes
Gardner [1215] Brazil K000671269 Type Yes
Gardner [1215] Brazil K000671268 Type Yes
Story, R. [5714] Namibia K002366717 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O. [5799] Namibia K002366727 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [3976] Namibia K002366722 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [3972] Namibia K002366721 Yes
Seydel, R. [401] Namibia K002366730 Yes
{Leistner; Oliver; Steenkamp; Vorster} [189] K002366728 Yes
Ward, C.J. [9249] Namibia K002366731 Yes
de Winter, B. [3186] Namibia K002366724 Yes
Ward, C.J. [10101] Namibia K002366736 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [3378] Namibia K002366720 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [3465] Namibia K002366719 Yes
Cabollers, A. [s.n.] Spain K002366321 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [15661] Namibia K002366733 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] K002366532 Yes
Seydel, R. [401] Namibia K002366718 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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