Cyperaceae
Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis pilosa Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 290 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Velayos, M., Aedo, C., Cabezas, F., de la Estrella, M., Barberá, P. & Fero, M. (eds.) (2014). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 11: 1-416. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Enum. 2: 290 (1805)
  • F.T.A. 8: 416.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Goetghebeur & Coudijzer in Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 54: 82 (1984).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 86, figs.143a,b (1983).
  • Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 290 (1805).
  • Verdcourt in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 60 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Cabezas, F., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2004). Checklist of the Cyperaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko, Río Muni). Belgian Journal of Botany 137: 3-26.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 2: 122 (1899)
  • Enum. Pl. 2: 290 (1805)
  • F.T.A. 8: 416 (1902)
  • F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 3: 321 (1972)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 410, fig. 212.30 (1997).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes of E. Afr.: 86, figs. 143, 144 (1983)
  • Hepper, W. Afr. Herbaria of Isert and Thonning: 139 (1976)
  • Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 32 (1827)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5964] Tanzania K000468461 Yes
Gérard, T. [1497] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804195 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC3284] Tanzania K002804767 Yes
Troupin, G. [[871]] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804194 Yes
Fay, J.M. [3061] Central African Republic K002804187 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5966] Tanzania K000468459 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5824] Tanzania K000468601 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5465] Tanzania K000190695 Yes
s.coll. [11990] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804197 Yes
Fay, J.M. [2870] Central African Republic K002804188 Yes
Troupin, G. [871] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804193 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [5721] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804191 Yes
Troupin, G. [1106] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804192 Yes
Michelson [1115] Cameroon K002804185 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6121] Tanzania K000468304 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5965] Tanzania K000468460 Yes
de Saeger, H. [1249] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804189 Yes
Fay, J.M. [3179] Central African Republic K002804186 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [5149] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804190 Yes
s.coll. [11971] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804196 Yes
Fotius, G. [2245] Cameroon K002804184 Yes

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0