Cyperaceae
Ficinia

Ficinia ecklonea (Steud.) Nees

First published in Linnaea 9: 292 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a perennial 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:

  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1888 Ecklon [s.n.] South Africa K000416470 Unknown Type Material Yes
Arnold, T.H. [714] South Africa K002475319 Yes
Moss, C.E. [7614] South Africa K002475321 Yes
Zeyher, K. [4808] South Africa K002475322 Yes
Durand, B.J. [361] South Africa K002475327 Yes
van Wyk, E. [11] South Africa K002475317 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [36093] South Africa K002475326 Yes
Ecklon; Zeyher [s.n.] South Africa K000416892 Unknown Type Material Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [15341] South Africa K002475328 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Munro, S. [1175] South Africa K002475337 Yes
Ecklon, C.F.; Zeyher, C.L.P. [177] South Africa K002475335 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [707] South Africa K002475318 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [352087] South Africa K002475324 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2220] South Africa K002475336 Yes
Orchard, E.R. [55] South Africa K002475315 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [5450] South Africa K002475332 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [4779] South Africa K002475331 Yes
Boucher, C.; Shepherd, P. [4592] South Africa K002475314 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] South Africa K002475329 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [250] South Africa K002475333 Yes
zeyh; Reichenbach, H.G. [4420] South Africa K002475334 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2345] South Africa K002475338 Yes
Harvey [360] South Africa K000416893 Unknown Type Material Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [20326] South Africa K002475316 Yes
{D C le Maitre} [224] South Africa K002475330 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [35087] South Africa K002475323 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [23155] South Africa K002475320 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/

  • 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