Cyperaceae
Isolepis

Isolepis prolifera (Rottb.) R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 223 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha, Central Zimbabwe, Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal, SW. & SE. Australia to New Zealand. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, St.Helena, Tristan da Cunha, Victoria, Western Australia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

France, Tasmania

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.
  • 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.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gordon- Gray in Strelitzia 2: 109, fig.43 (1995).
  • R. Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 223 (1810).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, J.M. [1049] South Africa K002369346 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2265] South Africa K002369378 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Dakora, F. [1190] South Africa K002369372 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [5600] Australia K002368066 Yes
Blanchet [s.n.] K002369755 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Muasya, A. [17487] Australia K002368068 Yes
Williams, S.L. [782] South Africa K002369395 Yes
Reid, C. [906] South Africa K002369341 Yes
{Krauss} [190] South Africa K002369348 Yes
Moss, C.E. [5180] South Africa K002369367 Yes
{Krauss} [190] South Africa K002369383 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [6139] South Africa K002369345 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [490] South Africa K002369352 Yes
{Ecklon; Freyher} [448] South Africa K002369382 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [21486] South Africa K002369400 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] K002369399 Yes
Moss, C.E. [5482] K002369334 Yes
Garside, S. [1184] South Africa K002369388 Yes
{Burchell} [4174] South Africa K002369393 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002369392 Yes
{Drège} [s.n.] South Africa K002369404 Yes
Schlechter, R. [3036] South Africa K002369335 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7422] Australia K002368064 Yes
Brown, R. [5971] Australia K002368063 Yes
[Thom] [s.n.] K002369401 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] South Africa K002369355 Yes
Miller [s.n.] K002369364 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [s.n.] South Africa K002369365 Yes
Verreaux, M. [179] K002368060 Yes
{Burchell} [176] South Africa K002369398 Yes
Ward, C.J. [8128] South Africa K002369340 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [23503] South Africa K002369359 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Hawkins, J. [1231] South Africa K002369373 Yes
Wilms, F. [3835] South Africa K002369380 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [2254] Australia K002368055 Yes
Moss, C.E. [2318] South Africa K002369366 Yes
Gordon-Gray, K.D. [CP227/59] South Africa K002369357 Yes
Boucher, C. [727] South Africa K002369360 Yes
Ward, C.J. [8749] South Africa K002369358 Yes
Lojka, H. [2248] South Africa K002369409 Yes
s.coll. [3271] South Africa K002369386 Yes
Rodway, G. [1922] Australia K002368069 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [5362] South Africa K002369362 Yes
[Milne Hes Herald] [235] South Africa K002369390 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [148] South Africa K002369338 Yes
Ward, C.J. [10704] South Africa K002369344 Yes
Lhotsky [s.n.] Australia K002368073 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [1159] South Africa K002369379 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Munro, S. [1168] South Africa K002369377 Yes
James, T.; Taylor, M. [468] Australia K002368057 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Hind, P. [6296] Australia K002368056 Yes
s.coll. [83] K002368061 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3637] South Africa K002369408 Yes
Constable, E.F. [79144] Australia K002368065 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] South Africa K002369363 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [1219] South Africa K002369405 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002368062 Yes
Hook. [s.n.] Australia K002368058 Yes
Wood, J.M. [1608] South Africa K002369353 Yes
s.coll. [363] South Africa K002369356 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] K002369381 Yes
Blanchet [s.n.] K002369756 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Rebelo, T. [1228] South Africa K002369375 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [8464] Australia K002368072 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Verboom, T. [1219] South Africa K002369376 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [18289] K002369403 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002369374 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002369368 Yes
s.coll. [322] South Africa K002369350 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Munro, S. [1179] South Africa K002369371 Yes
{Drège} [s.n.] South Africa K002369407 Yes
s.coll. [331] South Africa K002369351 Yes
Watmough, R. [478] South Africa K002369342 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002369402 Yes
Williams, I.J.M. [2883] South Africa K002369389 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Muasya, A. [9546] Australia K002368070 Yes
Kies, P. [4854] South Africa K002369394 Yes
Ward, C.J. [10950] South Africa K002369337 Yes
Wilson, K.L.; Muasya, A. [9527] Australia K002368071 Yes
Alexander Prior [s.n.] South Africa K002369361 Yes
Kneucker, A. [72] Australia K002368067 Yes
Broz [s.n.] K002369369 Yes
MacGillivray, J.; Herald, H.M.S. [419] South Africa K002369391 Yes
Strey, R.G. [6466] South Africa K002369339 Yes
s.coll. [223] South Africa K002369347 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Verboom, T. [1212] South Africa K002369370 Yes
Blanchet [s.n.] France K002369757 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [256] South Africa K002369397 Yes
{MacOwan} [2052] South Africa K002369406 Yes
Schönland, S. [3186] South Africa K002369387 Yes
Marsh, J. [1149] South Africa K002369396 Yes
s.coll. [85] K002369349 Yes
Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Australia K002368059 Yes
Ecklon, J. [893] South Africa K002369354 Yes
Smook, L. [1279] South Africa K002369336 Yes
MacOwan, P. [1865] South Africa Scirpus prolifer K002369384 Yes

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0