Cyperaceae
Oreobolus

Oreobolus ambiguus Kük. & Steenis

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 14: 48 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Borneo, SW. Sulawesi, New Guinea. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, New Guinea, Sulawesi

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?
Mandia, E. [454] Philippines K002410873 Yes
Croft, J.R.; et a [LAE65121] Papua New Guinea K002410910 Yes
Sleumer, H.O.; Vink, W. [4319] Indonesia K002410899 Yes
Salick; Alim; Benidict [9016] Malaysia K002410869 Yes
Brass, L.J. [9579] Indonesia K002410902 Yes
Vink, W. [16142a ] Papua New Guinea K002410900 Yes
Vink, W. [17431] Papua New Guinea K002410915 Yes
Eyma, P.J. [765] Indonesia K002410872 Yes
Vink, W. [17446] Papua New Guinea K002410916 Yes
van Royen, P. [NGF30010] Papua New Guinea K002410913 Yes
Stevens, P.F.; Veldkamp, J.F. [LAE54274] Papua New Guinea K002410908 Yes
Stevens, P.; Coode, M. [LAE51395] Papua New Guinea K002410907 Yes
Hartley, T.G. [TGH12805] Papua New Guinea K002410904 Yes
Lam, H.J. [2027] Indonesia K002410896 Yes
Bass, L.J.; Collins, J.D. [31219] Papua New Guinea K002410895 Yes
Stevens, P.F.; Foreman, D.B. [LAE55928] Papua New Guinea K002410909 Yes
Dransfield, J.; Baker, W.J.; Coode, M.J.E.; Heatubun, C.; Witono, J. [7715] Indonesia K002410906 Yes
Craven, L.A. [2765] Papua New Guinea K002410917 Yes
Lam, H.J. [1816] Indonesia K002410897 Yes
Craven, L.A. [3025] Papua New Guinea K002410919 Yes
Sleumer, H.O. [4717] Malaysia K002410871 Yes
Croft, J.R.; Lelean, Y. [LAE65882] Papua New Guinea K002410918 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [NGF8928] Papua New Guinea K002410901 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [NGF19011] Papua New Guinea K002410898 Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [1040] Papua New Guinea K002410912 Yes
McVean, D.N.; Wade, L.K. [ANU7174] Papua New Guinea K002410903 Yes
Kalkman, C. [4832] Papua New Guinea K002410914 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F.; Kuduk, M. [8341] Papua New Guinea K002410894 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F.; Kuduk, M. [8539] Papua New Guinea K002410905 Yes
Cruttwell, N.G. [1246] Papua New Guinea K002410911 Yes
Meijer, W. [SAN 28566] Malaysia K002410870 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