Fuirena brachylepis Peter

First published in Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Phys.-Math. Kl., n.f., 13(2): 50 (1928)
This name is a synonym of Fuirena umbellata

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 Fuirena umbellata.]

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

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Fuirena brachylepis.]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • clav. (1928).

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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