Cyperaceae
Isolepis

Isolepis tenuissima (Nees) Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 2: 190 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal

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?
s.coll. [s.n.] K002369451 Yes
Dod, W. [3193] South Africa K002369434 Yes
s.coll. [3379] South Africa K002369437 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3521] Madagascar K002368844 Yes
s.coll. [9791] South Africa K002369447 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [17582] South Africa K002369433 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [17582] South Africa K002369448 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2271] South Africa K002369441 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2369] South Africa K002369442 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] South Africa K002369449 Yes
Dod, W. [3143] South Africa K002369435 Yes
Schlechter, R. [1786] South Africa K002369440 Yes
{Burchell} [7264] South Africa K002369444 Yes
{Ecklon; Zeyher} [643] South Africa K002369450 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002369443 Yes
s.coll. [3148] South Africa K002369438 Yes
s.coll. [[8]67] K002369436 Yes
Schlechter, R. [1693] South Africa K002369439 Yes
Gillissea, D. [1107] South Africa Isolepis chlorostachya K002369472 Yes
Moss, C.E. [5377] South Africa Isolepis chlorostachya K002369471 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [3182A] South Africa Scirpus chlorostachyus K002369479 Yes
Ecklon, C.F.; Zeyher, C.L.P. [643] South Africa Scirpus cernuus var. subtilis K002369446 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