Juncaceae
Juncus

Juncus himalensis Klotzsch

First published in Bot. Ergebn. Reise Waldemar: 60 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to Central China. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • Lepcha, S.R., Chhetri, G. & Das, A.P. (2007). The genus Juncus (Tourn.) L. in East Sikkim (India) with special reference to Pangolakha wildlife sanctuary. Pleione 1(2): 6-14.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 20, 1888 Jaquemont, V. [2181] India K000906674 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bor, N.L. [12142] India K002893540 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002893567 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31091] India K002893513 Yes
Inayat [20242] India K002893543 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [12382] India K002893512 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002893565 Yes
Fielding [s.n.] India K002893520 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002893568 Yes
Starling, B.N.; Upward, E.M.; Brickell, C.D.; Mathew, B.F. [225] India K002893518 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002893521 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002892944 Yes
Hingston, R.W.G. [26] China K002892942 Yes
Hughes, J.M. [42] India K002893569 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002893561 Yes
Schilling, A.D.; et al. [465] Nepal K002893525 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26520] India K002893530 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002893536 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [12382] India K002893527 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [24266] India K002893554 Yes
Podlech, D. [16513] Afghanistan K002891869 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [26297] India K002893506 Yes
Younghusband, F.E. [s.n.] India K002893541 Yes
Dungboo [s.n.] India K002893537 Yes
Gammie, G.A.; Duthie, J.F. [18604] India K002893544 Yes
Sinclair, I.W.J.; Long, D.G. [5320] Bhutan K002893549 Yes
Hughes, J.M. [80] India K002893570 Yes
Wendelbo, P. [s.n.] Pakistan K002893504 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002893559 Yes
Dr King's Collector [s.n.] China K002892945 Yes
Bor's Collecter, N.L. [158] India K002893535 Yes
Osmaston, B.B. [8S] India K002893511 Yes
Wendelbo, P. [s.n.] Pakistan K002893503 Yes
{King's Collector} [s.n.] India K002893560 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [1373] China K002892985 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23164] India K002893531 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23171] India K002893529 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002893566 Yes
Monbeig, A. [s.n.] China K002892943 Yes
s.coll. [559] India K002893528 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [20242(a)] India K002893522 Yes
Pratt, A.E. (Mr) [96] China K002892946 Yes
Grace, M.; Bailey, E.; Bull, D.; Carr, S. [153] India K002893534 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [8673] India K002893509 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21808a] India K002893516 Yes
Bor, N.L. [12678] India K002893548 Yes
[E. J. C.]; Wallich [9001B] India K002893557 Yes
Bor, N.L. [9488] India K002893571 Yes
Hewer, T.F. [1407] Afghanistan K002891870 Yes
Baden-Powell, B.H. [325] India K002893507 Yes
Keke [436] India K002893517 Yes
Wendelbo, P. [s.n.] Pakistan K002893505 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [992] Nepal K002893526 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K002893519 Yes
Manberg, P.T. [s.n.] China K002892940 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K002893551 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Harsukh [s.n.] India K002893556 Yes
Bor, N.L. [12680] India K002893547 Yes
Dungboo [s.n.] India K002893538 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [5] India K002893550 Yes
Gammie, G.A.; Duthie, J.F. [18371] India K002893539 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [7915] India K002893508 Yes
Schilling; Sayers; Bista [465] India K002893542 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [9851A] India K002893510 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002893564 Yes
Chadwell; White; Sulston [157] India K002893533 Yes
Winterbottom, J.E. [618] China K002892941 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [150] India K002893524 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002893562 Yes
Bor, N.L. [16895] India K002893546 Yes
Bor, N.L. [12679] India K002893545 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] India K002893558 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [9423] India K002893515 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K002893523 Yes
Younghusband, F.E. [T18] Juncus himalensis var. schlagintweitii K002892949 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4544] China Juncus himalensis var. schlagintweitii K002892952 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China Juncus himalensis var. schlagintweitii K002892948 Yes
G. King's Collector [s.n.] China Juncus himalensis var. schlagintweitii K002892951 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China Juncus himalensis var. schlagintweitii K002892947 Yes
Younghusband, F.E. [T18] Juncus himalensis var. schlagintweitii K002892950 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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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.
    • 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