Cyperaceae
Tetraria

Tetraria flexuosa (Thunb.) C.B.Clarke

First published in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 661 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cape Prov. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

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. [7420] South Africa K002396169 Yes
Williams, I.J.M. [2528] South Africa K002396170 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [7000] South Africa K002396176 Yes
Burchell [7000] South Africa K001322022 Type Yes
Burchell [566] South Africa K001322023 Type Yes
Taylor, H.C. [6766] South Africa K002396174 Yes
Taylor [3024] South Africa K002396177 Yes
Orchard, E.R. [60] South Africa K002396178 Yes
Burchell [8063] South Africa K001322021 Syntype Yes
Lieber? [s.n.] South Africa K001322025 Type Yes
Parker, R.N. [4763] South Africa K002396172 Yes
Kruger, F.J. [KR445] South Africa K002396175 Yes
Krebs [s.n.] South Africa K001322024 Type Yes
Boucher, C. [306] South Africa K002396171 Yes
Haynes, R.A. [759] South Africa K002396173 Yes
Zeyher; Reichenbach, H.G. [4437] South Africa Tetraria aristata K002396134 Yes
s.coll. [10137] South Africa Tetraria aristata K002396135 Yes
Wolley-Dod, C. [2588] South Africa Tetraria aristata K002396133 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [4557] South Africa Tetraria aristata K002396132 Yes
s.coll. [10307] South Africa Tetraria aristata K002396137 Yes
Fourcade [4557] South Africa Tetraria aristata K002396131 Yes
s.coll. [9739] South Africa Tetraria aristata K002396136 Yes
Parker, R.N. [4795] South Africa Tetraria aristata K002396130 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 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