Cyperaceae
Schoenoplectiella

Schoenoplectiella microglumis (Lye) Lye

First published in Lidia 6: 26 (2003)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to N. Botswana. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Thery, P. & Mesterházy, A. (2024). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Cyperaceae Tribu VII. Fuireneae: 1-57. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Beentje in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 33 (2010).
  • Lye in Lidia 6: 26 (2003).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Thery, P. & Mesterházy, A. (2024). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Cyperaceae Tribu VII. Fuireneae: 1-57. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Lidia 6, 1: 26 (2003).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drummond, R.B.; Rutherford-Smith, R.O.B. [7679] Zimbabwe Schoenoplectus microglumis K002365151 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Lye, K.A.; KATENDE, A. [71/524] Kenya Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989923 Yes
[Diana Napper]; Wheeler Haines, [4286] Kenya Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989925 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [4981] Kenya Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989924 Yes
Faden, R.B. [67/746] Kenya Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989922 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1247] Zambia Schoenoplectus microglumis K002365155 No
Backlund, H.O. [5] Tanzania Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989934 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4942] Zambia Schoenoplectus microglumis K002365152 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [1536] Tanzania Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989929 Yes
Tadesse, M.; Kagnew, G.Y. [1782] Ethiopia Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989651 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P.A.; Strolberger, S. [16913] Tanzania Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989926 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [1134] Kenya Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989921 Yes
Liben [841] Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989582 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5081] Zambia Schoenoplectus microglumis K002365153 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5233] Zambia Schoenoplectus microglumis K002365154 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12569] Tanzania Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989927 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1759] Botswana Schoenoplectus microglumis K002365156 Yes
Bigger, M. [2186] Tanzania Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989930 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6119] Tanzania Schoenoplectus microglumis K000468306 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/250] Tanzania Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989932 Yes
{D. Vesey - Fitzgerald} [6347] Tanzania Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989928 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/131] Tanzania Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989931 Yes
Backlund, H.O. [5] Tanzania Schoenoplectus microglumis K002989933 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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