Cyperaceae
Isolepis

Isolepis diabolica (Steud.) Schrad.

First published in Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. Recent. 7: 121 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ecklon [32] South Africa K000416569 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bolus, H. [5272] South Africa K001739150 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [14838] South Africa K002369032 Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] South Africa K002369050 Yes
Williams, S.L. [869] South Africa K002369040 Yes
Pappe [94] South Africa K000416570 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parker, R.N. [4346] South Africa K002369065 Yes
Harvey [s.n.] South Africa K001739147 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3864] South Africa K002369018 Yes
[J. Hass Schier] [s.n.] South Africa K002369020 Yes
s.coll. [2697] South Africa K002369062 Yes
Garside, S. [1102] South Africa K002369052 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3917] South Africa K002369055 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [765] South Africa K002369017 Yes
C.B.S. [376] South Africa K002369059 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [548] South Africa K002369022 Yes
Gordon-Gray, K.D. [226/59] South Africa K002369067 Yes
s.coll. [3274] South Africa K002369057 Yes
Levyns [707] South Africa K002369015 Yes
Gordon-Gray, K.D. [s.n.] South Africa K002369068 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [s.n.] South Africa K002369051 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [14838] South Africa K002369054 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [1163] South Africa K002369026 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [3666] South Africa K002369044 Yes
C.B.S. [373] South Africa K002369048 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4924] South Africa K002369025 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002369060 Yes
s.coll. [196] South Africa K002369046 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [s.n.] South Africa K002369053 Yes
Schlechter [8969] South Africa K002369024 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] South Africa K002369028 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] South Africa K001739148 Yes
Arnold, T. [652] South Africa K002369034 Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [6862] South Africa K002369041 Yes
Arhold, T.H. [663] South Africa K002369016 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [786] South Africa K002369037 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [21423] South Africa K002369011 Yes
Bolus, H. [1339] South Africa K002369063 Yes
Paton, E. [s.n.] South Africa K002369030 Yes
Bolus [2862] South Africa K002369064 Yes
William [1468] South Africa K002369029 Yes
Schlechter [8210] South Africa K002369066 Yes
Schlechter [9482] South Africa K002369047 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [758] South Africa K002369058 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [23049] South Africa K002369039 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [651] South Africa K002369035 Yes
Phillipson, P.B. [921] South Africa K002369012 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [763] South Africa K002369023 Yes
Bolus, H. [9480] South Africa K002369061 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [21538] South Africa K002369019 Yes
Stinton, C.H. [10707] South Africa K002369042 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [696] South Africa K002369036 Yes
MacOwan, P. [1353] South Africa K002369045 Yes
Silk, E. [165] South Africa K002369031 Yes
s.coll. [3197] South Africa K002369014 Yes
MacOwan [1743] South Africa K002369021 Yes
s.coll. [2791] South Africa K002369056 Yes
Paton, E. [s.n.] South Africa K002369027 Yes
van der Merwe, P. [1591] South Africa K002369043 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [1830] South Africa K002369033 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] South Africa K001739149 Yes
s.coll. [3392] South Africa K002369013 Yes
Stirton, C.H. [6037] South Africa K002369038 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] South Africa K002369049 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] South Africa K001739146 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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