Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex clavata Thunb.

First published in Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 14 (1794)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gehrke, B. (2011). Synopsis of Carex (Cyperaceae) from sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 166: 51-99.
  • 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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gehrke, B. (2011). Synopsis of Carex (Cyperaceae) from sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 166: 51-99.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1989 Drege [1583] South Africa K000363592 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1989 Drege [153] South Africa K000363593 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1989 Wallich [s.n.] South Africa K000363594 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1989 Drege [1563] South Africa K000363595 Isotype Yes
Sonder, M.; Boott, F. [2] South Africa K002097646 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [424] South Africa K002097653 Yes
Reid, C. [1147] South Africa K002097637 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4355] South Africa K002097674 Yes
Burchell [3904] K001731012 Yes
s.coll. [5467] South Africa K002097668 Yes
Elim [9665] South Africa K002097664 Yes
Wright, C.; Gray; Boott, F. [s.n.] South Africa K002097669 Yes
Pretorius, W.A.J. [561] South Africa K002097678 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [4863] South Africa K002097667 Yes
Garside, S. [1439] South Africa K002097677 Yes
Levyns [6347] South Africa K002097650 Yes
Ward, N.B.; Boott [365] K002097663 Yes
Peglier, A. [151] K002097655 Yes
Martin [4578] South Africa K002097675 Yes
Lemann; Drège [2] K002097639 Yes
Reid, C. [174] K001731014 Yes
[Skeliton Ranine] [2115] South Africa K002097665 Yes
[Milne awl. Herald] [239] South Africa K002097652 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] South Africa K002097654 Yes
Reid, C. [s.n.] South Africa K002097661 Yes
Reid, C.; CBS [s.n.] K002097658 Yes
Burckell; Reid, C. [4137] K001731013 Yes
Reid, C. [s.n.] South Africa K002097644 Yes
Levyns [6347] South Africa K002097651 Yes
Levyns [8390] South Africa K002097656 Yes
Burchell [275] South Africa K002097660 Yes
Harvey, W.H. [365] K002097649 Yes
Sonder, M. [3] K002097647 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [1478] South Africa K002097657 Yes
Barker, N.P. [734] South Africa K002097679 Yes
[C. B. S] [365] K002097648 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [1832] South Africa K002097673 Yes
Harver, W.H. [s.n.] South Africa K002097666 Yes
Reid, C. [139] South Africa K001731015 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002097671 Yes
Ward, N.B.; Boott, F. [346] South Africa K002097662 Yes
Reid, C. [s.n.] K002097645 Yes
[Leupass] [6346] South Africa K002097643 Yes
Drège; Sonder, M.; Boott [3] K002097670 Yes
Martin, A.R.H. [4578] South Africa K002097676 Yes
[Palla] [77] K002097642 Yes
Reid, C. [1129] South Africa K002097638 Yes
Thomson (Dr) [894] K002097640 Yes
Drège; Reid, C. [1583] South Africa K002097659 Yes
Harvey, W.H. [346] K002097641 Yes
Arnold, T. [641] South Africa K002097672 Yes

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