Cyperaceae

Actinoschoenus Benth.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 14: 33 (1881)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. Central Tropical Africa to, Zambia, W. Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka to S. China and Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Hainan, India, Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Myanmar, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Tasmania, Thailand, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zambia

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaa099. epublication.
  • 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. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Benth. in Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 14: 33 (1881).
  • J. Browning and K.D. Gordon-Gray† in Flora Zambesiaca Volume: 14: Cyperaceae (2020). MÁ García, Jonathan R Timberlake (Eds). Kew Publishing, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Simpson, D.A.; Parnell, J.A.N. [1767] Thailand K000595169 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [274] Sri Lanka K002987152 Yes
Wray Junr, L. [354] Malaysia K002987154 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [553] Philippines K002987179 Yes
Wirf, B. [1313] Australia K002987185 Yes
[M. M. Brackett] [1038] K002987153 Yes
Ramos, M. [41184] Philippines K002987178 Yes
Khuon, E.; et a [OD285] Cambodia K002987171 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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.

  • 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