Cyperaceae
Phylloscirpus

Phylloscirpus acaulis (Phil.) Goetgh. & D.A.Simpson

First published in Kew Bull. 46: 175 (1991)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ecuador to W. Argentina. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Ecuador, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hawkes, J.G.; Hjerting, J.P.; Rahn, K. [3392] Argentina K002050373 Yes
Asplund, E. [10064] Ecuador K002050371 Yes
Wall, E.; Sparre, B. [1548] Argentina K002050374 Yes
Seijo, G. [1711] Argentina K000204953 Yes
Comber, H.F. [69] Argentina K002050372 Yes
Germain, P. [s.n.] Chile K000881760 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hunziker, J.H. [2191B] Argentina K002050376 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A.; Grondona, E. [s.n.] Argentina K002050375 No

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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images