Cyperaceae
Mapania

Mapania enodis (Miq.) C.B.Clarke

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 53 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Laos to W. Malesia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Laos, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand

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.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • National Parks Board Singapore (2006). Vascular Plant Life Checklist Pulau Ubin www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/cms/cmsmgr/data/6/PlantChkList.xls.
  • Takahashi, K.T. & al. (2025). Five new records of Cyperaceae for the flora of Laos. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 76: 141-150.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Takahashi, K.T. & al. (2025). Five new records of Cyperaceae for the flora of Laos. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 76: 141-150.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 10, 1992 Kerr, A.F.G. [17603] Thailand K000498762 Yes
Dec 10, 1992 Geesink, R.; Hattink, T.; Charoenphol, C. [7407] Thailand K000498763 Yes
Dec 10, 1992 Kerr, A.F.G. [17004] Thailand K000498760 Yes
Dec 10, 1992 Smitinand, T. [4161] Thailand K000498761 Yes
Dec 8, 1992 Corner, E.J.H. [37106] Malaysia K000455122 Yes
Teysmann, J.E. [s.n.] Indonesia K000291122 Type Yes
Motley, J. [1190] Indonesia K000291121 Yes
Ridley [169] Singapore K000291106 Type 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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