Fimbristylis robusta Lye

First published in Bot. Not. 127: 498 (1974)
This name is a synonym of Fimbristylis gabonica

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising 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. [Cited as Fimbristylis gabonica.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Fimbristylis gabonica.]
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. [Cited as Fimbristylis gabonica.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466. [Cited as Fimbristylis robusta.]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bot. Not. 127: 498 (1974)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes of E. Afr.: 84, figs. 137, 138 (1983).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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