Cyperaceae
Afrotrilepis

Afrotrilepis pilosa (Boeckeler) J.Raynal

First published in Adansonia, n.s., 3: 258 (1963)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Cabezas, F., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2004). Checklist of the Cyperaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko, Río Muni). Belgian Journal of Botany 137: 3-26.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Larridon, I. (2022). , III Cladieae et IV Carpheae. Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Cyperaceae Tribu II Trilepideae: 1-22. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022). Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa: 1-532. Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Adansonia, sér. 2, 3: 258 (1963)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Cabezas, F., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2004). Checklist of the Cyperaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko, Río Muni). Belgian Journal of Botany 137: 3-26.
  • Larridon, I. (2022). , III Cladieae et IV Carpheae. Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), n.s., Cyperaceae Tribu II Trilepideae: 1-22. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1977 Ern, H.; Hein, B.; Pircher, A. [807] Togo K000211760 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Baldwin, J.T. [7056] Liberia K000211751 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Onochie, C.F.A. [34689] Nigeria K000211763 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Lely, H.V. [197] Nigeria K000211764 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Baldwin, J.T. [9147] Liberia K000211750 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Adams, C.D. [683] Ghana K000211755 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Boughey, A.S. [14687] Cote d'Ivoire K000211721 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Barter [1560] Nigeria K000363548 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Boughey, A.S. [13066] Ghana K000211757 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Keay, R.W.J. [22877] Nigeria K000211762 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Thomas, N.W. [1741] Sierra Leone K000211746 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Deighton, F.C. [1966] Sierra Leone K000211744 No
Jul 1, 1969 Scott Elliot, G.F. [5644] Sierra Leone K000363549 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Rose Innes, R. [30565] Ghana K000211754 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Ditephum, I.v.a.n. [116] Nigeria K000211765 Yes
Jul 1, 1969 Chevalier, A. [23528] Benin K000211761 No
Jan 1, 1966 Morton, J.K. [3574] Sierra Leone K000211745 Yes
Jun 4, 1962 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4327] Burkina Faso K000211663 No
Small, D. [444] Sierra Leone K002961970 Yes
Assi, A. [4806] Cote d'Ivoire K000363547 Type Yes
Scholz [305] Burkina Faso K000211664 Yes
Bonardi, D. [143] Cote d'Ivoire K000211722 Yes
Burbidge, K.G. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002961983 Yes
Jaeger, P. [855] Sierra Leone K002961974 Yes
Hakki, M.; Leuenberger, B.; Schiers, C. [981] Togo K000211759 Yes
Lebbie, A. [2711] Sierra Leone K002961987 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5805] Sierra Leone K002961980 Yes
Fisher, W.J. [22] Sierra Leone K002961968 Yes
Richards, P.W. [7262] Sierra Leone K002961986 Yes
Haines [223] Nigeria K000211766 No
Morton, J.K. [3581] Sierra Leone K000211748 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1964] Sierra Leone K002961975 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3221] Sierra Leone K000211747 Yes
Haswell, D.R. [230] Sierra Leone K002961985 Yes
Hall, J.B. [271] Ghana K000211756 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K002961972 Yes
Deighton [5797] Sierra Leone K002961979 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [492] Sierra Leone K002961981 Yes
s.coll. [D49] Sierra Leone K002961971 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [8745] Cote d'Ivoire K000211720 Yes
Adam, J.G. [25544] Liberia K000211753 Yes
s.coll. [9809] Sierra Leone K002961969 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [444] Sierra Leone K002961977 Yes
Gledhill, D. [D9536] Sierra Leone K002961973 Yes
Richards, P.W. [7314] Sierra Leone K000211749 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5072] Sierra Leone K002961984 Yes
Lock, J.M. [50] Togo K000211758 Yes
Adam, J.G. [21385] Liberia K000211752 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1749] Sierra Leone K002961976 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [2010] Sierra Leone K002961978 Yes
Bakshi, T.S. [293] Sierra Leone K002961967 Yes
Small, D. [70] Sierra Leone K002961982 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • 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

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