Cyperaceae

Ficinia Schrad.

First published in Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. Recent. 7(Cl. Phys.): 143 (1832)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is St. Helena, Ethiopia to S. Africa, Madagascar, S. & E. Australia, New Zealand, St. Paul Island, Juan Fernández Islands.

Distribution

Native to:

Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Cook Is., Ethiopia, Free State, Juan Fernández Is., Kenya, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, South Australia, St.Helena, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Victoria, Western Australia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • K.D. Gordon-Gray† and J. Browning in Flora Zambesiaca Volume: 14: Cyperaceae (2020). MÁ García, Jonathan R Timberlake (Eds). Kew Publishing, London.
  • Schrad., Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. Recent. 7: 143 (1832).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Analecta Flor. Cap. 1: 43 (1832)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 10, 2019 Knox, E.B.; Phillipson, P.B. [4937] South Africa K001611950 Yes
Nov 1, 2018 Jolinon, J.-C. [1034] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001572143 Yes
Nov 1, 2018 Jolinon, J.-C. [1061] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001572162 Yes
Jun 25, 1896 Rehmann [652] South Africa K000416439 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1888 Drege [2034] South Africa K000416497 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1888 Drege [2034] South Africa K000416496 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1888 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000416474 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1888 Sieber [95] K000416499 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1888 Burchell [411] South Africa K000416498 Unknown Type Material Yes
Martin, A.R.H. [4518] South Africa K002476554 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [54] South Africa K002476539 Yes
Bayliss, R.D. [4341] K002476537 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [219] South Africa K002476532 Yes
Wilms, F. [3833] South Africa K002476416 Yes
Jolinon, J.-C. [1153] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001611262 Yes
Dieterlen, M.; [Mrs. Dieterlen] [667a] Lesotho K002476598 Yes
Codd, L.E.; Dyer, R.A. [9064] South Africa K002476583 Yes
Travers, W.T.L. [s.n.] New Zealand K002476627 Yes
South Africa K000416504 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [18816] South Africa K002476579 Yes
Dieterlen [667[b]] Lesotho K002475110 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [2807] South Africa K002476587 Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Manning, J.C. [10212] South Africa K002476548 Yes
Stirton, C.H. [6049] K002476561 Yes
Huntley, K.D. [467] South Africa K002475081 Yes
[W. Mofimor] [s.n.] New Zealand K002476634 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [322] South Africa K002476531 Yes
[Haast] [292] New Zealand K002476625 Yes
Schlechter, R. [2060] South Africa K002476411 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [26400] South Africa K002476604 Yes
Travers [62] K002476632 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [6678] South Africa K002476590 Yes
Travers, L. [s.n.] New Zealand K002476624 Yes
Schwabe, C. [0167] Lesotho K002475092 Yes
Haines, R.W. [s.n.] Eswatini K002475090 Yes
Guillarmod, J.; Getliffe; Mzamane [97] Lesotho K002475099 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [30562] South Africa K002476584 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [12220] K002476605 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3738] South Africa K002476410 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [701] K002476543 Yes
Pole-Evans [49] Lesotho K002475095 Yes
s.coll. [2309] New Zealand K002476628 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [5271] South Africa K002476563 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [594[b]] Lesotho K002475085 Yes
Garker, R.N. [4787] K002476588 Yes
Dieterlen, M.; [Mmc] Dieterl [594a] Lesotho K002475084 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [8977] South Africa K002476502 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [715] South Africa K002476574 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [1066] South Africa K002476542 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [1055] South Africa K002476569 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [612] South Africa K002476578 Yes
s.coll. [9178] South Africa K002476510 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [26790] South Africa K002476544 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [1576] South Africa K002476575 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [1049] South Africa K002476572 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [594a] Lesotho K002475089 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [1053] K002476534 Yes
s.coll. [10585] K002476545 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [13220] South Africa K002476592 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [19871] South Africa K002476417 Yes
Guillarmod, J.; Getliffe; Mzamane [51] Lesotho K002476599 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [4117] Lesotho K002475086 Yes
Segonzac, M. [77] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001572168 Yes
Jolinon, J. C. [1167] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K001598633 Yes
Márquez-Corro, J.I.; Rabehevitra, D.; Dombrowski, A .; Monique; Njaka; Wang, D.; Serpell, E.; Soto, J [09JMC22] Madagascar K001600446 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [22669] South Africa K002476505 Yes
Martin, A.R.H. [4484] South Africa K002476555 Yes
Rehmann, A. [5612] South Africa K002476602 Yes
Goldblatt, P.; Manning, J.C. [10213] South Africa K002476549 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [594b] Lesotho K002475096 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [1067] K002476533 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [26609] South Africa K002476504 Yes
Venter, F. [1153] South Africa K002476582 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [4349] Lesotho K002475094 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [21375] South Africa K002476562 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [28148] South Africa K002476500 Yes
Calder, D.M. [s.n.] New Zealand K002476620 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [1016] K002476538 Yes
Wilman, A.M. [506] South Africa K002476589 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [729] South Africa K002476573 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [26500] South Africa K002476586 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [26892] South Africa K002476503 Yes
Humbert, H. [9930] South Africa K002476540 Yes
Moss, C.G. [8360] K002475101 Yes
Moss [6684] K002475100 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [[144]] South Africa K002476577 Yes
Cunningham, R. [274] New Zealand K002476626 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2256] South Africa K002476556 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2339] South Africa K002476564 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2263] South Africa K002476565 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [7949] K002476551 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2237] South Africa K002476559 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [617] South Africa K002476581 Yes
Dieterlen [667a] Lesotho K002476594 Yes
Levyns, M.R. (Mrs.) [1107] South Africa K002476412 Yes
Boucher, C. [2530] South Africa K002476511 Yes
[T. B. Stokoe] [1218] South Africa K002476512 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [4117] Lesotho K002475093 Yes
Manning, J.; Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [15950] South Africa K002475212 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [620] South Africa K002476580 Yes
Milne; Herald, H.M.S. [237] South Africa K002476409 Yes
Schwabe, C. [0167] Lesotho K002475098 Yes
Moss, C.E. [8360] South Africa K002475080 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2248] South Africa K002476566 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [16257] South Africa K002475213 Yes
Compton, R.H. [3487] K002476546 Yes
Melville [5716] New Zealand K002476619 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [26920] South Africa K002476585 Yes
{MacOwan} [1689] South Africa K002476415 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [s.n.] South Africa K002476408 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [5816] K002476550 Yes
Ecklon [864] South Africa K000416503 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dieterlen, M.; [Mrs. Dieterlen] [667b] Lesotho K002476597 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [12459] South Africa K002476591 Yes
Smook, L. [8725] South Africa K002476567 Yes
Drege [2459] South Africa K002476508 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [10485] South Africa K002476530 Yes
Guillarmod, J.; Getliffe; Mzamane [278] Lesotho K002475097 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [19650] South Africa K002476570 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002476633 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [20008] South Africa K002476535 Yes
Shantz, H.L. [82] South Africa K002476413 Yes
Dieterlen, M.; [Mrs. Dieterlen] [605b] Lesotho K002476596 Yes
Killick; Marais [2185] Lesotho K002475082 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2282b] South Africa K002476552 Yes
Dieterlen [594a] Lesotho K002475083 Yes
Dieterlen [605b] Lesotho K002476595 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [17609] South Africa K002476560 Yes
Edgar, E.; Matthews, B. [s.n.] New Zealand K002476622 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [1028] K002476547 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Hawkins, J. [1233] South Africa K002476557 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [16749] South Africa K002476603 Yes
Humbert, H. [9926] South Africa K002476536 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [28964] South Africa K002476601 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [27676] South Africa K002476501 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2282a] South Africa K002476558 Yes
Cheeseman, T.F. [161] New Zealand K002476629 Yes
Dieterlen [594[b]] Lesotho K002475088 Yes
Bellingham, P.J. [0106] New Zealand K002476631 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [667a] Lesotho K002476600 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [702] K002476541 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [26855] South Africa K002476506 Yes
Wilms, F. [3830] South Africa K002476414 Yes
Drège [2459] South Africa K002476509 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002476630 Yes
Calder, D.M. [s.n.] New Zealand K002476621 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [30326] South Africa K002476576 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2255] South Africa K002476553 Yes
Acocks, J.P. [19650] South Africa K002476571 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [7573 A] South Africa K002476593 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002476623 Yes
Dieterlen, M.; M[mc] Dieterl [594b] Lesotho K002475087 Yes
Furness, H.D.; Phillipson, P.B. [335] South Africa K002475091 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [2306] South Africa K002476568 Yes

Sources

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • '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