Cyperaceae
Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis vanoverberghii Kük.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 631 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India, Malesia to New Guinea. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, India, New Guinea, Philippines, Sumatera

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.
  • Viji, A.R. & Preetha, T.S. (2017). Fimbristylis vanoverberghii (Cyperaceae): an addition to the flora of India and lectotypification. Botany Letters 164: 237-240.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Viji, A.R. & Preetha, T.S. (2017). Fimbristylis vanoverberghii (Cyperaceae): an addition to the flora of India and lectotypification. Botany Letters 164: 237-240.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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