Ascolepis Nees ex Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 105 (1855)
This name is a synonym of Cyperus

Publications

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Ascolepis.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Ascolepis.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 473 (1902).
  • Syn. Pl. Cyp. 105 (1855), nom. cons.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Goetghebeur in Adansonia, n.s. 19: 269–305 (1980).
  • K. Bauters in Flora Zambesiaca Volume: 14: Cyperaceae (2020). MÁ García, Jonathan R Timberlake (Eds). Kew Publishing, London.
  • Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 105 (1855), conserved name.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Adansonia ser. 2, 19: 269–305 (1980)
  • Syn. Pl. Glum. 2, Cyp.: 105 (1855)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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