Cyperaceae
Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis squarrosa Vahl

First published in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 289 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World, Caucasus to Central Japan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Gabon, India, Iran, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Primorye, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Australia, Sudan, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Vanuatu, Victoria, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Cuba, Fiji, Greece, Honduras, Italy, New Jersey, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • 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.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • 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.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. ed. 2, 370.
  • Enum. 2: 289 (1805)
  • F.T.A. 8: 413

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Goetghebeur & Coudijzer in Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 54: 85 (1984).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 95 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 90, fig.152 (1983).
  • Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 289 (1805).
  • Verdcourt in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 63 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 2: 122 (1899)
  • Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 609 (1895)
  • Enum. Pl. 2: 289 (1805)
  • F.T.A. 8: 413 (1902)
  • F.WT.A. ed. 2, 3: 320 (1972)
  • Fl. Br. India 6: 635 (1893)
  • Fl. Cap. 7: 200 (1898)
  • Journ. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 25 (110): 11, figs 35, 36 (1965)
  • Linnaea 37: 10 (1871)
  • Opera Bot. 159: 94 (1980)
  • Strelitzia 2: 95, 37 A–C (1995).
  • Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Bot. 2: 149 (1884)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1976 Cesati, V. [s.n.] Italy K000974154 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 8, 1898 Swinhoe, R. [S.n.] China K002533291 Yes
Mar 7, 1898 Chiostri, L. [S.n. ] Monaco K001790264 Yes
Jan 1, 1888 Wright, C. [581] China K001790276 Yes
Jan 1, 1888 Harland [S.n.] China K001790277 Yes
Jan 1, 1888 Savi, P. [S.n.] K002532879 Yes
Jan 1, 1888 Schweinfurth, G. [1549] Sudan K000416665 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23063] India K002533949 No
Robinson, E.A. [1449] Zambia K002985040 Yes
Mavi, S. [951] Zimbabwe K002985035 Yes
[Tweedi [s.n.] Argentina K002987105 No
Wallace, E.C. [66] K002533950 No
s.coll. [20] Argentina K002986728 Yes
[Leboureuax]; Kralik, L. [148] Algeria K002533116 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [822] Nigeria K002803340 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [467] Zambia K002985039 Yes
Vanderyst, H. [3796] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804017 Yes
Barros, M. [1568] Argentina K002987109 Yes
Wild, H. [3118] Zambia K002985032 Yes
Smith, P.A. [719] Botswana K002985049 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14825] Tanzania K002804509 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23447] India K002533948 No
Adames, P. [170] Sierra Leone K002803337 Yes
de Winter, B. [3659] South Africa K002985807 Yes
{H. de Saeger} [1081] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804015 Yes
s.coll. [[149]] Italy K002532878 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002532873 Yes
Balansa, B. [423] Paraguay K002986727 Yes
Cesati, V. [s.n.] Italy K000974156 Unknown Type Material Yes
[K.J. Ball] [s.n.] Italy K002532871 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [1785] Zambia K002985045 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [835] Tanzania K002804515 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1638] Sudan K000416664 Unknown Type Material Yes
[R. Duwing] [2873] Madagascar K002985436 No
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS3013] Zambia K002985046 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002532875 Yes
Mall. [s.n.] Italy K002532872 Yes
Troupin, G. [71] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804014 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [12354] Zambia K002985044 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2882] Botswana K002985054 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [1149] Sudan K002803338 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002532876 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P.A. [5159] Tanzania K002804512 Yes
Pienaar; Vahrmeijer, J. [216] South Africa K002985809 Yes
Wohlhauser, S.; Kuepfer, P.; Laivao, M.O.; Arrigo, N.; Bürki, S. [SW599] Madagascar K002985431 No
Humbert, H. [1007] Madagascar K002985435 No
Mbane, B.N.N.; Spinage [CAWM5875] Tanzania K002804508 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A. [22992] Argentina K002987104 No
Wright, C. [s.n.] Cuba K002986433 Yes
Symoens, J. [6803] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804013 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2609] Botswana K002985048 Yes
s.coll. [4594] Cameroon K002804010 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [s.n.] Madagascar K002985433 No
Brunt, M. [1030] Cameroon K002803342 Yes
Milne-redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [7533] Tanzania K002804513 Yes
Blum, J. [2458] Nigeria K002803334 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5507] Zambia K002985038 Yes
Wingfield, R. [3216] Tanzania K002804511 Yes
Procter, J. [1089] Tanzania K002804507 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2197] South Africa K002985808 Yes
Barros, M. [1816] Argentina K002987108 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [10583] India K002533945 No
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS3014] Zambia K002985047 Yes
Herter [193] Uruguay K002987110 Yes
Reekmans, M. [7115] Burundi K002804018 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [1151] Argentina K002987106 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1549] Botswana K002985051 Yes
Schinini, A.; Cabral, E.; Vanni, R. [17590] Argentina K002987103 No
Guaglianone, E.R.; Múlgura, M.E.; Bacigalupo, N. [217] Argentina K002987107 Yes
Decary, R. [411] Madagascar K002985434 No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [8338] K002804011 Yes
Smith, P.A. [450] Botswana K002985052 Yes
Brass, L.J. [17490] Malawi K002985031 Yes
Gibbs-Russell, G.E. [2560] Zimbabwe K002985037 Yes
Dupout, R. [102] Seychelles K002985437 No
Bouton [1580] Nigeria K002803341 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6785] Zambia K002985043 Yes
Germain, R. [505] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002804016 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [s.n.] Nigeria K002803339 Yes
Anton-Smith, J. [276.B] Gabon K002804012 Yes
Musk, H. [14] Tanzania K002804514 Yes
Nusbaumer, L.P.G.A.; Ranirison, P. [LN 2451] Madagascar K002985432 No
s.coll. [7975] Zambia K002985041 Yes
Miller, O.B. [5567] Zimbabwe K002985033 Yes
Graham, J. [s.n.] Argentina K002986726 Yes
Richards, M. [24591] Tanzania K002804510 Yes
Miller, O.B. [7082] Zimbabwe K002985034 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [1119] India K002533946 No
Savi, P. [s.n.] Italy K002532880 Yes
Inayat [s.n.] India K002533947 No
Chase, N.C. [6982] Mozambique K002985030 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2879] Botswana K002985053 Yes
Cesati, V.; Caruel, T. [95] Italy K000974155 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ward, C.J.; Ward, J.D.; Seely, M.K. [10431] South Africa K002985810 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1512] Botswana K002985050 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Cookson, A.J. [6369] Zambia K002985042 Yes
Brits, C.A. [63] Zimbabwe K002985036 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] Cuba K002986434 Yes
s.coll. [4415] Cameroon K002804009 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002532870 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P.A.; Dodds, M.; Dodds, A. [17061] Kenya K002804506 Yes
Durando [s.n.] Italy K002532874 Yes

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