Juncaceae
Luzula

Luzula abyssinica Parl.

First published in Fl. Ital. 2: 310 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. & E. Central Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

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.

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Buchen. in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV, 36: 72 (1906).
  • Hedb., Afroalp. Vasc. Pl.: 62, 264, t. 2/B (1957).
  • Parl., Fl. Ital. 2: 310 (1852).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1954 Volkens, G. [1365] Tanzania K000345853 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Schimper [1154] Ethiopia K000345852 Holotype Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [7399] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002784406 Yes
Morton, J.K. [EA 124] Tanzania K002784556 Yes
[G. N. Humphreys] [525] Uganda K002784509 Yes
WRQ, L.W.; Vorontsova, M.; Kayombo, C.; Kimeu, J.M. [16166] Tanzania K002784546 Yes
Miss [E. Stuart Watt] [11] Tanzania K002784563 Yes
Mwangargi, O.M.; Fosberg, F.R. [572] Kenya K002784543 Yes
s.coll. [93624] Tanzania K002784552 Yes
[A. S. Gedrge] [3681] Kenya K002784527 Yes
Lye, K.A. [1247] Uganda K002784517 Yes
s.coll. [93436] Tanzania K002784551 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E128 7] Uganda K002784507 Yes
Geilinger [4455] Tanzania K002784558 Yes
Hedberg, O. [2366] Tanzania K002784550 Yes
Gilbert, E.F. [505] Ethiopia K002784425 Yes
Hedberg, O. [1766] Kenya K002784535 Yes
Hedberg, O. [1963] Kenya K002784534 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3091] K002784412 Yes
Morton, J.K. [EA 100] Tanzania K002784555 Yes
Scott, H. [176] Ethiopia K002784437 Yes
Hedberg, O. [2427] Tanzania K002784548 Yes
Friis, I.; Michelsen, A.; Woldu, Z. [5543] Ethiopia K002784424 Yes
Allt, G. [71] Kenya K002784538 Yes
Hancock; Saundy [5(bis)] Uganda K002784516 Yes
Hendrickx [353A] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002784404 Yes
Thulin, M.; Tidigs, A. [246] Kenya K002784524 Yes
Hedberg, O. [1541] Kenya K002784539 Yes
Hedberg, O. [2082] Uganda K002784496 Yes
Evans, I.M.; Hiller, R.G. [576] Ethiopia K002784432 Yes
Polhill [238] Kenya K002784531 Yes
Rose, F. [10147] Uganda K002784494 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V. [4947] Kenya K002784545 Yes
Williams, J.G.; Bally, P.R.O. [B 6435] Kenya K002784533 Yes
Humbert, H. [7584] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002784405 Yes
Evans, I.M.; Flenley, J.R. [522] Ethiopia K002784433 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3002] Uganda K002784502 Yes
[J. N. Funeglove] [202] Uganda K002784508 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E [1290] Kenya K002784528 Yes
Humbert, H. [8526] Uganda K002784500 Yes
Naiga [03] Uganda K002784512 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002784407 Yes
Lyne Watt, W. [1121] Kenya K002784522 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [6101] Tanzania K002784547 Yes
Katende, A.B. [K602] Uganda K002784518 Yes
Pichi-Sermolli, R. [2669] Ethiopia K002784438 Yes
Kokwaro, J.O. [1933] Kenya K002784544 Yes
Procter, J. [3737] Tanzania K002784570 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [990] Uganda K002784501 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P. 2970] Uganda K002784492 Yes
Hedberg, O. [4180] Ethiopia K002784430 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002784409 Yes
Geilinger [4568] Tanzania K002784559 Yes
Stolz, A. [2442] K002784567 Yes
Thomas [Th 2438] Uganda K002784491 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4139] Kenya K002784541 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [907] Tanzania K002784564 Yes
[A. F. Gedye] [3681] Kenya K002784523 Yes
Humbert, H. [8516] Uganda K002784414 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E.; de Wilde, W. [9024] Ethiopia K002784434 Yes
Hedberg, O. [387] Uganda K002784505 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [441] Tanzania K002784561 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E [2555] Kenya K002784540 Yes
Luke, Q.; Bytebier, B.; Butynski, T.; Ehart, C.; Perkins, A. [6967] Tanzania K002784549 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [3871] Uganda K002784511 Yes
De Witte, G.D. [1991] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002784413 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M. [96/435] Tanzania K002784554 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [1233] Ethiopia K002784427 Yes
Hedberg, O. [5567] Ethiopia K002784439 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E [1196] Kenya K002784530 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E [755] Kenya K002784529 Yes
Schimper [1328] Ethiopia K002784441 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/419] Tanzania K002784553 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4975] Kenya K002784536 Yes
Mulvany, P.M. [30] Ethiopia K002784426 Yes
Wesche, K. [20] Uganda K002784503 Yes
Wesche, K. [463] Uganda K002784504 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P. 762] Uganda K002784498 Yes
Kinet, U. [250] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002784408 Yes
Hedberg, O. [1216] Tanzania K002784560 Yes
Evans, I.M.; Leakey, C.L. [483] Ethiopia K002784429 Yes
Polhill [439] Kenya K002784542 Yes
Thomas [2438] Uganda K002784490 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [624] Uganda K002784537 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5193] Ethiopia K002784436 Yes
Hedberg, O.; Aweke, G. [5438] Ethiopia K002784440 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [8783] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002784403 Yes
A.S.T. [TH.537] Uganda K002784513 Yes
Stolz, A. [2442] K002784566 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [537] Uganda K002784514 Yes
Pichi Sermolli, R.E.G. [5074] Tanzania K002784557 Yes
Michelmore [907] K002784565 Yes
[Tr.s. Mait Thompson] [974] Tanzania K002784568 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E [2656] Kenya K002784532 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [1563] Uganda K002784499 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [1712] Uganda K002784515 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E.; de Wilde, W. [8074] Ethiopia K002784431 Yes
Thomas, A.B. [1110] Uganda K002784497 Yes
Germain [3727] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002784410 Yes
[H. V. Henderson] [15] Uganda K002784510 Yes
Greenway [3769] Tanzania K002784562 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [1061] Uganda K002784493 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [1049] Tanzania K002784569 Yes
Hedberg, O. [636] Uganda K002784506 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [9331] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002784402 Yes
Plumptre, A. [s.n.] Rwanda K002784416 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5276] Ethiopia K002784435 Yes
Scaetta [1635] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002784411 Yes
Le Pelley, S.L.; Bally, P.R.O. [3435] Kenya K002784521 Yes
Hedberg, O. [2061] Uganda K002784495 Yes
Haines, R.W. [270] Uganda K002784519 Yes
{Bally, P.R.O.; Mrs. Joy Bally} [3256] Kenya K002784525 Yes
Bamps, P. [3062] Rwanda K002784415 Yes
Flenley, J.R.; Leakey, C.L. [605] Ethiopia K002784428 Yes

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0