Cyperaceae
Isolepis

Isolepis sepulcralis Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 94 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa, Madagascar, Tristan da Cunha. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Tristan da Cunha

Introduced into:

New South Wales, New Zealand North, St.Helena, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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

  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 109 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 140 (1983).
  • Muasya in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 125 (2010).
  • Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 94 (1855).

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K.B. 57: 337 (2002).
  • Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 140 (1983)
  • Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 94 (1855)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [843] Kenya K000416537 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 14, 1977 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000416602 Isotype Yes
Mar 14, 1977 Tyson, W. [2861] South Africa K000416603 Holotype Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1650] Botswana K002368816 Yes
Cook, V.J. [s.n.] New Zealand K002368369 Yes
s.coll. [2118] South Africa K002369492 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002369490 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3739] Madagascar K000416540 Type Yes
Mason, R. [871] New Zealand K002368362 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [8220A] Tanzania K001613112 Yes
Baur, L.R. [757] South Africa K002369493 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [204] South Africa K002369483 Yes
Morris, J.W. [1023] South Africa K002369477 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1384] Kenya K002368733 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002369486 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4306] South Africa K002369484 Yes
Coveny, R.G. [7250] Australia K002368179 Yes
Mason, R. [7613] New Zealand K002368364 Yes
Wilms, F. [2340] South Africa K002369475 Yes
Schlechter, R. [3302] South Africa K002369476 Yes
Mason, R. [7753] New Zealand K002368365 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Verboom, T. [1211] South Africa K002369481 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Mills, S.; Musaya, A. [17456] Australia K002368180 Yes
Mason, R.; Moar, N.T. [6172] New Zealand K002368363 Yes
Mason, R. [7579] New Zealand K002368367 Yes
Moll, E.J. [1076] South Africa K002369478 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [492] South Africa K002369473 Yes
Moss, C.E. [7607] South Africa K002369487 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2877] South Africa K002369489 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [1146] Kenya K000416538 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smook, L. [3828] South Africa K002369485 Yes
Mason, R.; Moar, N.T. [6119] New Zealand K002368366 Yes
Strey, R.G. [9936] South Africa K002369474 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Rebelo, T. [1229] South Africa K002369480 Yes
Levyns, M.R.B. [849] South Africa K002369488 Yes
Mason, R. [7486] New Zealand K002368370 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [3] New Zealand K002368368 Yes
Brown; Shapiro [65] South Africa K002369494 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4307] South Africa K002369482 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002369491 Yes
Carse, H. [C2] New Zealand K002368361 Yes

Sources

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  • 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

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