Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

Eleocharis sphacelata R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 224 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1887 Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K000881843 Unknown Type Material Yes
[8715] Australia K002423108 Yes
[2680] Australia K002423111 Yes
[554] Australia K002423115 Yes
Brown, R. [5935] Australia K000881844 Unknown Type Material Yes
[142] Australia K002423109 No
[s.n.] Australia K002423112 Yes
[s.n.] Australia K002423119 Yes
[1404] Australia K002423118 Yes
[5608] Australia K001732757 Yes
[858] Australia K002423116 Yes
[1748] Australia K002423110 Yes
[3528] Australia K002423117 Yes
[[583]] Australia K002423113 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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