Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex spartea Wahlenb.

First published in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 149 (1803)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Uganda, 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 Schoenoxiphium sparteum.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Schoenoxiphium sparteum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Bolus, H. [1974] South Africa Schoenoxiphium sparteum K000693810 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Schimper, W.P. [1318] Ethiopia Schoenoxiphium sparteum K000693814 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Zeyher, C.L.P. [4440] South Africa Schoenoxiphium sparteum K000693807 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Drège, J.F. [2033a] South Africa Schoenoxiphium sparteum K000693805 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [9100] Zambia Schoenoxiphium sparteum K001569139 Yes
Buchanan, J. [328] South Africa Schoenoxiphium sparteum K000693809 Type Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. & Bidgood, S. [9977] Zambia Schoenoxiphium sparteum K001567760 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Schoenoxiphium sparteum K000693808 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5153] Tanzania Schoenoxiphium sparteum K000190381 Yes
Baur, L.R. [744] South Africa Schoenoxiphium sparteum K000693806 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Schoenoxiphium caricoides K000363530 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilms, F. [1583] South Africa Schoenoxiphium caricoides K000363531 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

    • 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