Cyperaceae
Oreobolus

Oreobolus obtusangulus Gaudich.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 99 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Venezuela to Falkland Islands. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina South, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Juan Fernández Is., Peru, Venezuela

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Broughton, D.A. & McAdam, J.H. (2005). A checklist of the native vascular flora of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): New information on the species present, their ecology, status and distribution. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 132: 115-148.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Wilkes, Captain, C. [s.n.] Chile K000307943 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] Chile K000307942 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Lechler, W. [3084] Chile K000307944 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1984 [Lechler] [869] Chile K000307941 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Gaudichaud-Beaupré [s.n.] Falkland Islands K000307940 Isolectotype Yes
Laegaard, S.; Eben, M.; Moller, P.; Ulloa, C.; Narvaez, E. [20969] Ecuador K002411014 Yes
Pennington, T.D. [5448] Ecuador K002411015 Yes
Laegaard, S. [13587] Argentina K002411072 Yes
Spruce, R. [5915] Ecuador K002411011 Yes
Spruce, R. [5916] Ecuador K002411012 Yes
Holm-Nielsen, L.; Balslev, H. [23795] Ecuador K002411010 Yes
Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D. [5448] Ecuador K002411013 Yes
Laegaard, S. [12537] Argentina K002411074 Yes
J.D.H. [93] Chile K001735556 Yes
Gardner, M.F.; Kness, S.G. [4167] Chile K002411069 Yes
Philippi [s.n.] Chile K001735550 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [10574] Chile K002411070 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K001735549 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K001735551 Yes
Moore, D.M. [2817] Argentina K002411077 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K001735552 Yes
Moore, D.M. [1931] Argentina K002411076 Yes
Ramsay, P.M.; Merrow-Smith, P.J. [225] Ecuador K002411007 Yes
Moseley [s.n.] Chile K001735553 Yes
Laegaard, S. [12774] Argentina K002411075 Yes
Skottsberg, I. [387] Chile K002411071 Yes
Laegaard, S. [54973D] Ecuador K002411017 Yes
Laegaard, S. [13509] Argentina K002411073 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K001735557 Yes
{Cuatrecasas, J.; Manuel llano; Gutierrez, G.} [24245] Colombia K002411018 Yes
J.D.H. [02] Chile K001735555 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [53157] Ecuador K002411016 Yes
Lobb, W. [s.n.] Chile K001735554 Yes
Ramsay, P.; Merrow-Smith, P.; Oxley, E.R.B.; Iszatt, T.; Bangor, U.C.N. [22] Ecuador K002411008 Yes
Edwards, P.J. [37] Ecuador K002411019 Yes
Ramsay, P.M.; Merrow-Smith, P.J. [160] Ecuador K002411009 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • 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.
    • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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