Juncaceae
Juncus

Juncus punctorius L.f.

First published in Suppl. Pl.: 208 (1782)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Africa, Eritrea to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, S. Iran and W. Pakistan. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Cape Provinces, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Iran, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by K. A. Lye [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lort Phillips [s.n.] Somalia K003055190 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K003055676 Yes
Rehmann, A. [2265] South Africa K003055675 Yes
MacOwan, P. [1715] South Africa K003055677 Yes
Maggio [s.n.] K002891618 Yes
Furness, H.D.; Phillipson, P.B. [165] South Africa K003055682 Yes
Rehmann, A. [4473] South Africa K003055660 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [9502] South Africa K003055658 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [3344] Yemen K002891635 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3642] Saudi Arabia K002891639 Yes
Jafri; Akbar [1889] Pakistan K002891623 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [782] Pakistan K002891626 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1415] Sudan K003055182 Yes
Schlechter, R. [3615] South Africa K003055659 Yes
{Drège} [s.n.] South Africa K003055680 Yes
Bayer; McClean [121] South Africa K003055657 Yes
Zeyher, K. [648] South Africa K003055679 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [7189] Saudi Arabia K002891642 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [3074] Yemen K002891632 Yes
Crookshank, H. [391] Pakistan K002891628 Yes
Schimper [56] Ethiopia K000345813 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [56] Ethiopia K000345814 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [648] South Africa K003055681 Yes
Cole, E. [s.n.] Somalia K003055189 Yes
Thulin, M. [1554] Ethiopia K003055186 Yes
Wickens, G.E. [2879] Sudan K003055180 Yes
Boulos, L.; Ads, A.S. [14024] Saudi Arabia K002891638 Yes
Crookshank, H. [570] Pakistan K002891624 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1747] Eritrea K003055183 Yes
Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.] K002891620 Yes
Bisset, E. [267] Yemen K002891640 Yes
Drake-Brockman [309] Somalia K003055192 Yes
Tadesse, M.; Kagnew, G.Y. [2548-2552] Ethiopia K003055188 Yes
Jenkins [TRV7126] South Africa K003055664 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [7278] Ethiopia K003055187 Yes
s.coll. [279] K002891621 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [1434] South Africa K003055656 Yes
s.coll. [253] South Africa K003055670 Yes
s.coll. [3446] South Africa K003055667 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [9502] South Africa K003055652 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] South Africa K003055668 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K003055684 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002891616 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [18234] South Africa K003055653 Yes
Stocks, J.E. [1093] Pakistan K002891629 Yes
Leendertz, R. [2831] South Africa K003055663 Yes
Morris, J.W. [827] South Africa K003055654 Yes
Drake-Brockman [468] Somalia K003055191 Yes
[Slocha] [1093] Pakistan K002891630 Yes
Bisset, E. [274] Yemen K002891641 Yes
Bove, N. [34] Syria K000906640 Type Yes
Wickens, G.E. [1723] Sudan K003055181 Yes
Drake-Brockman [310] Somalia K003055193 Yes
Bové; Decaisne [s.n.] West Bank K002891614 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [1810] Yemen K002891634 Yes
Scott, H. [301] Ethiopia K003055185 Yes
Acres [34C] Yemen K002891633 Yes
Burchell [1871] South Africa K003055671 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K003055672 Yes
Khattak, G. [572] Pakistan K002891625 Yes
s.coll. [648] South Africa K003055666 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1802] Eritrea K003055184 Yes
Leendertz, R. [2338] South Africa K003055662 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [9482] Saudi Arabia K002891636 Yes
Thom (Dr) [s.n.] South Africa K003055673 Yes
Leendertz, R. [1629] South Africa K003055665 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3683] Saudi Arabia K002891637 Yes
Crookshank, H. [71] Pakistan K002891627 Yes
Acres [28/III/D] Yemen K002891631 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K003055678 Yes
Rehmann, A. [2549] South Africa K003055674 Yes
Rehmann, A. [4472] South Africa K003055661 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002891619 Yes
Linder, H.P. [1114] South Africa K003055683 Yes
Strey, R.G. [4388] South Africa K003055655 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [3258] South Africa K003055669 Yes
Pillans, N.S. [5389] South Africa K003055651 Yes
Kaiser, A. [79] K002891617 Yes

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  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
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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.
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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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