Cyperaceae
Isolepis

Isolepis costata Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 499 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Madagascar. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 499 (1850).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 107 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 135 (1983).
  • Muasya in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 123 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Eth. 6: 423, fig. 212.53 (1997).
  • K.B. 57: 316 (2002)
  • Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 135 (1983)
  • Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 499 (1851)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Gilbert, M. [144] Ethiopia K002368492 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 5397] Kenya K002368701 Yes
Schlechter, R. [6261] South Africa K002369275 Yes
Brown; Shapiro [61] South Africa K002369298 Yes
Wild, H. [1436] Zimbabwe K002368809 Yes
Pott, R. [5225] South Africa K002369253 Yes
Knox, E.B. [3484] Tanzania K002368707 Yes
Wilms, F. [6480] South Africa K002369250 Yes
Moss, C.E. [2321] South Africa K002369328 Yes
Lisowski, S. [11065] Uganda K002368678 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [454] South Africa K002369242 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [802] South Africa K002369308 Yes
Smook, L. [2589] South Africa K002369257 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [3543] Uganda K002368673 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jones, B.M.G. [229] Ethiopia K002368488 Yes
Gilbert, V.C. [4285] Tanzania K002368730 Yes
[Eggeling] [E 1345] Uganda K002368677 Yes
R. W. [Harris] [271] Uganda K002368664 Yes
Schmitz, H. [214] Lesotho K002369327 Yes
Baron, R. [2043] Madagascar K000416541 Type Yes
Hedberg, O. [612] Uganda K002368659 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.; Swinscow, D. [5739] Uganda K002368657 Yes
Gordon-Gray, K.D. [CP4/59] South Africa K002369271 Yes
Bogdan, A.; Trelawny, B. [AB4383] Kenya K002368704 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [1183] South Africa K002369320 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 3996] Kenya K002368692 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [184] South Africa K002369322 Yes
Mueller, F, J.H.von [s.n.] Australia K000881872 Unknown Type Material Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P 307] Uganda K002368671 Yes
Lisowski, S. [11079] Uganda K002368658 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [13677] South Africa K002369279 Yes
Volkens, G. [1128] Tanzania K002368722 Yes
Gunn, R.C. [s.n.] Australia K000881871 Unknown Type Material Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K002368791 Yes
Schimper [1153] Ethiopia K000416532 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1153] Ethiopia K000416533 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [2625] Rwanda K002368431 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [214] Lesotho K002369325 Yes
Norman, E.M. [165] Uganda K002368667 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [17973] South Africa K002369273 Yes
s.coll. [1919-[b]] South Africa K002369312 Yes
Gunn, R.C. [420] Australia K000881869 Lectotype Yes
Rehmann, A. (Dr.); Schinz, H. [5615] South Africa K001739152 Yes
Storey, R. [3683] South Africa K002369321 Yes
Edwards, S.; Bonnefille, R.; Asfaw, Z.; Tamrat, K.; Emebet, G. [G3593] Ethiopia K002368491 Yes
Wood, G. [116] Uganda K002368681 Yes
JMG [9451] Tanzania K002368713 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6337] Zimbabwe K002368806 Yes
{Hepper; Field; Townsend, C.C.} [4963] Kenya K002368697 Yes
s.coll. [4480] Madagascar K002368839 Yes
Knox, E.B.; Muasya, A.M. [3136] Kenya K002368693 Yes
Laegaard, S. [16027] Zimbabwe K002368796 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [6896] South Africa K002369260 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [953] South Africa K002369248 Yes
Wesche, K. [37] Uganda K002368660 Yes
Katende, A.B. [K601] Uganda K002368656 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [952] South Africa K002369246 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [1098] Ethiopia K002368501 Yes
Wood, G. [255] Uganda K002368682 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A. [5261] Uganda K002368666 Yes
Venter, S. [1073] South Africa K002369326 Yes
Browning, J. [776] South Africa K002369302 Yes
Hedberg, O. [2012] Kenya K002368695 Yes
Edwards, D. [2192] South Africa K002369296 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [2777] South Africa K002369331 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [7684] Tanzania K002368721 Yes
Schmitz, M. [6872] Lesotho K002369269 Yes
Smith, S.A.L.; Beentje, H.J.; Muasya, A.M. [192] Kenya K002368691 Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Angus [398] Zambia K002368813 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [394] Lesotho K002369268 Yes
Lisowski, S. [11072] Uganda K002368680 Yes
Sturgeon, K.E.; Panton, C.A. [30670] Zimbabwe K002368805 Yes
Knox, E.B. [3531] Tanzania K002368708 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [8217] Tanzania K002368727 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Ramussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [1266] Ethiopia K002368490 Yes
Christiaensen, R. [1528] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002368422 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [281] South Africa K002369323 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [1184] Malawi K002368815 Yes
Elliott, T.; Muasya, M. [TE2016_077] South Africa K001622686 Yes
Repton, J.E. [3338] South Africa K002369324 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [394] Lesotho K002369262 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P 2973] Uganda K002368670 Yes
Peter, G.A. [41441] Tanzania K002368717 Yes
Reid, C. [1002] South Africa K002369277 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4990] Kenya K002368685 Yes
Furness, H.D.; Phillipson, P.B. [124] South Africa K002369317 Yes
Hedberg, O. [195] Kenya K002368699 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [1264] Uganda K002368661 Yes
Plumptre, A. [s.n.] Rwanda K002368429 Yes
Norman, E.M. [178] Uganda K002368668 Yes
s.coll. [5383] Ethiopia K002368496 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [6613] Tanzania K002368723 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [5383] Ethiopia K002368495 Yes
Gereau, R.; Lovett, J.C.; Ellis, R.C. [2592] Tanzania K002368712 Yes
Moss, C.E. [2331] South Africa K002369243 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002369295 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [15656] South Africa K002369282 Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Angus [271] Zambia K002368814 Yes
Bamps, P. [3155] Rwanda K002368426 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1824] Zimbabwe K002368804 Yes
Brain, C.K. [[9365]] Zimbabwe K002368800 Yes
Evans, I.M.; Flenley, J.R. [521] Ethiopia K002368486 No
Strey, R.G. [9939] South Africa K002369286 Yes
Mavi, S. [538] Zimbabwe K002368801 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [766] South Africa K002369316 Yes
Browning, J. [776] South Africa K002369303 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [K 693] Zimbabwe K002368797 Yes
Dieterlen [394] Lesotho K002369264 Yes
Williams, C. [417] Lesotho K002369265 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [1568] South Africa K002369259 Yes
Wild, H. [1436] Zimbabwe K002368808 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [1147] Kenya K002368687 Yes
D'Arcy, W.G. [7728] Rwanda K002368430 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 3532] Kenya K002368700 Yes
Reid, C. [845] South Africa K002369256 Yes
Fayad, C. [225] Kenya K002368684 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E. [1242] Zimbabwe K002368803 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2315] South Africa K002369304 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002369293 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [1012] Sudan K002368503 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [18200] South Africa K002369299 Yes
s.coll. [90] South Africa K002369292 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [13183] South Africa K002369258 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E. [6280] Ethiopia K002368493 Yes
Baur, R. (Rev.) [725] South Africa K002369310 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [K1302] Zimbabwe K002368810 Yes
s.coll. [1919[e]] South Africa K002369311 Yes
Strey, R.G. [4376] South Africa K002369297 Yes
Raynal, J. [19558] Tanzania K002368732 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [988] Zimbabwe K002368811 Yes
Sturgeon, K.E.; Panton, C.A. [30670] Zimbabwe K002368807 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [500] South Africa K002369285 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [3870] Uganda K002368662 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [165] South Africa K002369315 Yes
Germain [3739] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002368428 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [289] Lesotho K002369267 Yes
Gunn, R.C. [s.n.] Australia K000881870 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stolz, A. [2322] Tanzania K002368729 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [7184] Ethiopia K002368500 Yes
van der Schijff, H.P. [5604] South Africa K002369244 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [3821] Uganda K002368663 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [7316] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002368420 Yes
Roth [s.n.] K002368792 Yes
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [1297] Sudan K002368504 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [1083] Uganda K002368672 Yes
Reid, C. [1084] South Africa K002369276 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [15103] South Africa K002369280 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Congdon, C.; Vollesen, K.B. [2112] Tanzania K002368710 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4998] Kenya K002368703 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [7165] Ethiopia K002368485 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [14639] South Africa K002369318 Yes
Evans, I.M. [63] Ethiopia K002368502 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [688] Kenya K002368688 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [25389] South Africa K002369252 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3252] Malawi K002368794 Yes
Wilms, F. [1615] South Africa K002369290 Yes
Moss, C.E. [614] South Africa K002369329 Yes
s.coll. [87] South Africa K002369294 Yes
Smeds, H. [1115A] Ethiopia K002368499 Yes
Knox, E.B. [3480] Tanzania K002368706 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [1674] Kenya K002368698 Yes
Moss, C.E. [5922] South Africa K002369255 Yes
Luke, Q.; Bytebier, B.; Butynski, T.; Ehart, C.; Kimaro, G.; Perkins, A. [6923] Tanzania K002368705 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [14916] South Africa K002369300 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [16549] South Africa K002369306 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [2457] Kenya K002368686 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [239] Lesotho K002369266 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E. [5945] Ethiopia K002368498 Yes
Ferbes, L.M. [283] Uganda K002368669 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [17873] South Africa K002369283 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [K 998] Zimbabwe K002368798 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [13799] South Africa K002369281 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9382] Burundi K002368427 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [14195a] Tanzania K002368720 Yes
Smeds, H. [307] Ethiopia K002368494 Yes
Thulin, M.; Tidigs, A. [52] Kenya K002368694 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [200] South Africa K002369313 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [2599] Tanzania K002368731 Yes
Lye, K.A. [1242] Uganda K002368675 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [961] South Africa K002369245 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [6245] Tanzania K002368715 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [3014] South Africa K002369333 Yes
Wild, H. [1401] Zimbabwe K002368799 Yes
Wilms, F. [2350] South Africa K002369289 Yes
Lisowski, S. [10799] Uganda K002368679 Yes
Stolz, A. [2322] K002368728 Yes
Grimshaw, J.M. [94395] Tanzania K002368709 Yes
Wood, G. [119] Uganda K002368676 Yes
Christiaensen, R. [1602] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002368423 Yes
Devenish, N.V. [698] South Africa K002369247 Yes
Mabberley, D.J.; McCa [184] Kenya K002368702 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1762] Tanzania K002368716 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [14104] Tanzania K002368719 Yes
Wilms, F. [2349] South Africa K002369287 Yes
[R. W. Field] [295] K002368725 Yes
Burrows, J.E. [169] Zimbabwe K002368802 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14910] Ethiopia K002368497 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [2178] South Africa K002369307 Yes
Dieterlen, M.; [Mrs Dieterle [394] Lesotho K002369263 Yes
Coleman, T.A. [724] South Africa K002369319 Yes
Schimper [1464] Ethiopia K002368489 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [988] Zimbabwe K002368812 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [2980] South Africa K002369332 Yes
Smook, L. [1237] South Africa K002369284 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [2789] South Africa K002369330 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3048] Malawi K002368795 Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Angus [375] Malawi K002368793 Yes
MacOwan [1919] South Africa K002369305 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E. [9607] Ethiopia K002368487 Yes
[J. N. Ross] [1432] Eswatini K002369272 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [3207] Uganda K002368665 Yes
Moss, C.E. [15584] South Africa K002369241 Yes
McClean, B. [77] South Africa K002369288 Yes
Katende, A.B. [601] Uganda K002368683 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [14160] Tanzania K002368718 Yes
MacOwan; [Wm Richte [s.n.] South Africa K002369309 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [6664] Tanzania K002368726 Yes
s.coll. [4480] Madagascar K002368838 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [1236] Kenya K002368689 Yes
Reid, C. [943] South Africa K002369278 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4087] Kenya K002368690 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [494] South Africa K002369270 Yes
Humbert, H. [3904] Madagascar K002368837 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [25389] South Africa K002369251 Yes
Guillarmod, J.; Getliffe; Mzamane; et al. [54] Lesotho K002369261 Yes
Struthers; Wood, J.M. [1963] South Africa K002369291 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [4176] Uganda K002368674 Yes
Ellis, R.P. [3269] South Africa K002369274 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C.; Mwasumbi, L. [1753] Tanzania K002368714 Yes
Lewalle, J. [2017] Burundi K002368421 Yes
Linder, D.H. [2353] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002368425 Yes
Gereau, R.; Lovett, J.; Mtweve, J. [3149] Tanzania K002368711 Yes
s.coll. [2575] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002368432 Yes
Baur, R. [s.n.] South Africa K002369314 Yes
Browning, J. [776] South Africa K002369301 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1382] Kenya K002368696 Yes
Wilms, F. [[5653]] South Africa K002369249 Yes
Reid, C. [820] South Africa K002369254 Yes
Louis, J.L.P. [5281] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002368424 Yes
Procter, J. [2416] Tanzania K002368724 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3738] Madagascar Isolepis costata var. macra K000416539 Type Yes

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