Cyperaceae
Bulbostylis

Bulbostylis humilis (Kunth) C.B.Clarke

First published in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 614 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Yemen, E. Sudan to S. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • C.B. Clarke in Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 614 (1894);
  • C.B. Clarke in Fl. Cap. 7: 149 (1900).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 209 (1995).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1888 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000416775 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1888 Wood, J.M. [1587] South Africa K000416777 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1888 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000416776 Unknown Type Material Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 5] South Africa K001611523 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 87] South Africa K001611542 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 87] South Africa K001611543 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 87] South Africa K001611544 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 87] South Africa K001611545 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 87] South Africa K001611620 Yes
M.M.C. [S.Africa 87] South Africa K001611621 Yes
Apr 1, 1888 Cooper, T. [3364] South Africa Bulbostylis striatella K000416778 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1887 Buchanan, J. [86] South Africa Bulbostylis striatella K000416780 Type Yes
Flanagan, H.G. [1266] South Africa Bulbostylis striatella K000416779 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.M. [4762 B] South Africa Bulbostylis striatella K000416781 Unknown Type Material 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

  • 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 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