Cyperaceae
Fuirena

Fuirena coerulescens Steud.

First published in Flora 12: 153 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zambia to S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Forbes, P.L. (1997). Studies in Cyperaceae in southern Africa. 34: Fuirena coerulescens, a polymorphic species. South African Journal of Botany 63: 514-520.
  • 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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Forbes in S. African J. Bot. 63: 514 (1997).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 99 (1995).
  • Steud. in Flora 12: 153 (1829).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Forbes, P.L. (1997). Studies in Cyperaceae in southern Africa. 34: Fuirena coerulescens, a polymorphic species. South African Journal of Botany 63: 514-520.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1888 Ecklon [868] South Africa K000416844 Type Yes
Wolley-Dod, A.H. [3556] South Africa K000416843 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1888 Burchell, W.J. [1865] South Africa Fuirena enodis K000416838 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1888 Drege [4341] South Africa Fuirena gracilis K000416846 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1888 Drege [4341] South Africa Fuirena gracilis K000416845 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schlechter, R. [6262] South Africa Fuirena gracilis K002420210 No
Baur, R. [724] South Africa Fuirena gracilis K001615190 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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/
    • © 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 2024. 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