Juncaceae
Luzula

Luzula africana Drège ex Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 294 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dieterlen, A. [734] Lesotho K002784588 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [4148] Lesotho K002784586 Yes
[BK] Drews [42] South Africa K002784584 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1617] South Africa K002784597 Yes
{Killick; Marais} [2077] South Africa K002784582 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [734] Lesotho K002784587 Yes
Hoener, F.K. [2146b ] Lesotho K002784594 Yes
s.coll. [3963] South Africa K002784598 Yes
[Flanagan] [2008] Lesotho K002784590 Yes
Phillipson, P.B. [661] South Africa K002784583 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [851] South Africa K002784591 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [734] Lesotho K002784589 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [[N]494] Lesotho K002784592 Yes
Bester, S.P. [2997] South Africa K002784595 Yes
Dieterlen, A. [734] Lesotho K002784581 Yes
[BK] Drews [36] South Africa K002784585 Yes
Jacot-Guillarmod, A. [2996] Lesotho K002784593 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [26785] South Africa K002784596 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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