Cyperaceae
Lepironia

Lepironia articulata (Retz.) Domin

First published in Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 486 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Madagascar, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Fiji, Hainan, India, Laos, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam

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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Baron, R. [4103] Madagascar K001730139 Yes
Green, P.S. [1272] New Caledonia K002060252 Yes
{Mc. Gilirray} [s.n.] Australia K002060213 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Hind, P. [6703] Australia K002060242 Yes
Simpson, D.A.; Chayamarit, K.; Parnell, J.A.N.; Pooma, R.; Suddee, S. [2005] Thailand K002060182 Yes
Constable, E.F. [19382] Australia K002060240 Yes
Moysey, L.; Kiah [31844] Malaysia K002060177 Yes
Bruhl, J.J.; Quinn, F.J. [1118] Australia K002060228 Yes
Motley [355] K002060187 Yes
Bruhl, J.J.; Telford, I.R.H. [2638] Australia K002060244 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [1138] Sri Lanka K002060168 Yes
Lim, C.L.; Siti Munirah, M.Y.; Mohd Nazri, A. [FRI 56525] Malaysia K002060181 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [17108] Thailand K000498716 Yes
Simpson, D.A.; Wong, K.M.; Forman, L.L.; Blewett, J.B.J. [89/116] Brunei K002060204 Yes
[P.N. Sukier] [99/4] Singapore K002060171 Yes
Teysmann, J.E. [s.n.] Indonesia K002060189 Yes
Yao, T.L.; Duistermaat, H.; Kiew, R.; Kueh, H.L. [FRI 53090] Malaysia K002060173 Yes
Smith, A.C. [852] Fiji K002060254 Yes
Simpson, D.A.; Forman, L.L. [89/128] Brunei K002060205 Yes
Brown, R. [5988] Australia K000960243 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brass, L.J. [25990] Indonesia K002060209 Yes
Guan, S.L. [FRI 39934] Malaysia K002060172 Yes
St. John, H. [24438] Australia K002060230 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002060175 Yes
Motley, J. [1267] K002060186 Yes
Constable, E.F. [6523] Australia K002060239 Yes
Sharpe, P.R.; Elsol, J.; Batianoff, G. [2492] Australia K002060234 Yes
Pingkun [10147] Malaysia K002060188 Yes
Neldner, V.J.; Clarkson, J.R. [3589] Australia K002060236 Yes
Blake, S.T. [1422] Australia K002060218 Yes
Blake, S.T. [7099] Australia K002060227 Yes
Aban; Kodoh [San81961] Malaysia K002060200 Yes
Richards, P.W. [5565] Brunei K002060201 Yes
Sinclair, J.; Kiah bin Salleh [39816] Malaysia K002060180 Yes
Longman, H.A. [s.n.] Australia K002060215 Yes
s.coll. [1498] Madagascar K001730138 Yes
Richards, P.W. [5565] Brunei K002060202 Yes
Blake, S.T. [22774] Australia K002060219 Yes
[Anang Atjil] [2311] Indonesia K002060184 Yes
Griffith [6307] K002060176 Yes
Hennipman, E. [5987] Indonesia K002060194 Yes
Seemann, B. [667] Fiji K002060253 Yes
Sidiyasa, K.; et al [2631] Indonesia K002060191 Yes
de Vogel, E.F. [5995 ] Indonesia K002060195 Yes
Haniff; Nur [2956] Thailand K000498719 Yes
Raynal, J. [16874] Papua New Guinea K002060207 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [2522] K002060169 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; McCune, S.; Tame, T. [16466] Australia K002060243 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [5450] New Caledonia K002060251 Yes
Franc, G. [s.n.] New Caledonia K002060250 Yes
Boorman, J.L. [NSW122301] Australia K002060241 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [4342] Australia K002060216 Yes
Durrington, L. [00345] Australia K002060223 Yes
Meijer, W. [SAN130241] Malaysia K002060198 Yes
Stephenson, M. [325] Australia K002060246 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [9723] Malaysia K002060196 Yes
Whistler, W.A. [6032] Tonga K002060256 Yes
Barber [355] K002060185 Yes
Vestergaard, O.; Pedersen, O. [12] Vietnam K002060183 Yes
Takeuchi, W.; Sambas, E.; Maturbongs, R. [15916] Indonesia K002060199 Yes
Griffith [6307] K002060174 Yes
Decary, R. [6423] Madagascar K002060257 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [s.n.] Madagascar K002060258 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [4642] Australia K002060225 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Jobson, P.; Muasya, A. [17467] Australia K002060211 Yes
Bernstein, J. [JHB287] Brunei K002060190 Yes
Bruhl, J.J.; Telford, I.R.H. [2640] Australia K002060245 Yes
Niyomdham, C.; Sriboona, D. [1590] Thailand K000498720 Yes
Everist, S.L. [7709] Australia K002060221 Yes
Specht, R.L. [874] Australia K002060212 Yes
Kostermans; Anta [366] K002060193 Yes
Crosby, C.S. [178] Tonga K002060255 Yes
Rakotonasolo, F.; Rakotoarinivo, M.; Gardiner, L.; Rajaovelona, L. [RNF 2031] Madagascar K000753356 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [4642] Australia K002060217 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [3347] Australia K002060224 Yes
Sinclair, J. [9371] Malaysia K002060179 Yes
Chantatanothai, P.; Chayamarit, K.; Middleton, D.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [1236] Thailand K000498721 Yes
Chantatanothai, P.; Chayamarit, K.; Middleton, D.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [1236] Thailand K001418757 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11403] Thailand K000498717 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11403] Thailand K000498718 Yes
Durrington, L. [1154] Australia K002060231 Yes
Thurtell, K.; Coveny, R.G. [3844] Australia K002060238 Yes
Blake, S.T. [9645] Australia K002060229 Yes
Walker, J.T. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000960244 Unknown Type Material Yes
Put [1587] Thailand K000498715 Yes
Put [1587] Thailand K000498714 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [5721] Australia K002060249 Yes
Clemens, M.S. [s.n.] Australia K002060220 Yes
Sharpe, P.R. [2551] Australia K002060233 Yes
Coveny, R.G. [799] Australia K002060237 Yes
Blackman, J.G. [WL116] Australia K002060235 Yes
Abdullah, M.H. [HA1] Brunei K002060206 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [37755] Malaysia K002060178 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002060214 Yes
Constable, E.F. [6523] Australia K002060248 Yes
Blake, S.T. [1400] Australia K002060232 Yes
Aet [696] Papua New Guinea K002060210 Yes
{Rafidah, A.R.; Mohd. Nazri, A.; Kueh, H.L.} [FRI 52718] Malaysia K002060170 Yes
s.coll. [A196] Brunei K002060203 Yes
Amand, J. [s.n.] K002060192 Yes
{BCS-EFA-LM;et al} [SAN85503] Malaysia K002060197 Yes
Eyma, P.J. [4757] Papua New Guinea K002060208 Yes
Constable, E.F. [6524] Australia K002060247 Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K002060226 Yes
s.n. [3228] Lepironia mucronata K002060167 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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