Cyperaceae
Abildgaardia

Abildgaardia triflora (L.) Abeyw.

First published in Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. 2: 82 (1959)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ghana to Togo, Kenya to S. Africa, Madagascar, S. India, Sri Lanka. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Ghana, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Fimbristylis triflora.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Fimbristylis triflora.]

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Abeyw. in Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. 2: 82 (1959).
  • Goetghebeur & Coudijzer in Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 54: 86 (1984).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 20, fig.2C,E (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 95, fig.159 (1983).
  • Verdcourt in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 115, fig.17 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. 2: 135 (1959)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 95, fig. 159 (1983)
  • Strelitzia 2: 20, fig. 2C, E (1995).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 2, 1967 Wallich [3492] India Fimbristylis triflora K001613044 No
May 2, 1967 Wight [1864] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290146 No
Gamble, J.S. [17187] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290143 Yes
Waas, S. [2131] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis triflora K002290160 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290152 Yes
Koyama, T.; Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [13947] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis triflora K002290159 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17186] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290142 Yes
Govindarajalu, E. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290151 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290148 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12783] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290140 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [7907] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis triflora K002290153 Yes
Koyama, T.; Koyama, M. [13910] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis triflora K002290157 Yes
Davidse, G. [7547] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis triflora K002290158 Yes
s.coll. [852] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290155 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290147 Yes
Adams, C.D.; Shafeeg, A. [15143] Maldives Fimbristylis triflora K002290161 Yes
Govindarajalu, E. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290150 Yes
s.coll. [6] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290144 Yes
[Thwaite [[C.P.]852] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis triflora K002290154 Yes
Mueller-Dombois, D. [68042010] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis triflora K002290156 Yes
s.coll. [2905] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290145 Yes
Govindarajalu, E. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290149 Yes
[Bown [3088] India Fimbristylis triflora K002290141 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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