Cyperaceae
Schoenoplectiella

Schoenoplectiella roylei (Nees) Lye

First published in Lidia 6: 26 (2003)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Iran to Indian Subcontinent. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Angola, Assam, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Chad, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • 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.
  • Mesterházy, A., Browning, J. & Verloove, F. (2022). Cyperaceae of tropical West Africa: 1-532. Meise Botanic Garden.
  • 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: 30 (2010).
  • Lye in Lidia 6: 26 (2003).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • 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?
Kolberg, H.; Loots, S. [KL862] Namibia Schoenoplectus roylei K002365599 Yes
Liben [844] Schoenoplectus roylei K002989602 Yes
Peter, G.A. [34438 a] South Africa Schoenoplectus roylei K002989947 Yes
Hornby, H.E. [2432] Zimbabwe Schoenoplectus roylei K002365230 No
[CIPAS] [450] Sudan Schoenoplectus roylei K002989494 Yes
Fedtschenko, O.A. [s.n.] Tajikistan Schoenoplectus roylei K001057109 Unknown Type Material Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Schoenoplectus roylei K002988887 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2042] Botswana Schoenoplectus roylei K002365235 No
Duthie, J.J. [6503a] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988886 Yes
Sebsebe, D.; Kelbessa, E. [2734] Ethiopia Schoenoplectus roylei K002989668 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Gut, B.J. [8] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988903 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24925] Pakistan Schoenoplectus roylei K002988904 Yes
{Azancot de Menezes} [799] Angola Schoenoplectus roylei K002365236 No
[J. J. Duthie] [6503] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988896 Yes
Santapau, H. [16947] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988908 Yes
Podlech, D. [19866] Afghanistan Schoenoplectus roylei K002988238 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988900 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [8474] Pakistan Schoenoplectus roylei K002988885 Yes
Bigger, M. [2187] Tanzania Schoenoplectus roylei K002989948 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Afghanistan Schoenoplectus roylei K002988236 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [6702] Tanzania Schoenoplectus roylei K002989945 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24926] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988895 Yes
Peter, G.A. [34438 a] South Africa Schoenoplectus roylei K002989946 Yes
Rich, H.H. [761] Pakistan Schoenoplectus roylei K002988883 Yes
Berhaut [1578] Senegal Schoenoplectus roylei K002989491 Yes
Gibbs Russell, G.E. [1671] Zimbabwe Schoenoplectus roylei K002365227 No
Santapau, H. [16827] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988909 Yes
s.coll. [2345] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988890 Yes
Hall, J.B. [CC 898] Ghana Schoenoplectus roylei K002989493 Yes
Audru, J. [2869] Schoenoplectus roylei K002989490 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS 1906] Zambia Schoenoplectus roylei K002365231 No
Vartak, V.D. [SN21001] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988897 Yes
[Pinwill] [s.n.] Pakistan Schoenoplectus roylei K002988884 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [590] Zimbabwe Schoenoplectus roylei K002365228 No
Drummond, J.R. [24924] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988894 Yes
[illegible] [1359] Schoenoplectus roylei K002989939 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [[KBS 1999]] Zambia Schoenoplectus roylei K002365232 No
Drummond, J.R. [2343] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988889 Yes
[A. B. Royle] [s.n.] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988888 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Schoenoplectus roylei K001057265 Unknown Type Material Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5138] Zambia Schoenoplectus roylei K002365233 No
Cook, C.D.K.; Gut, B.J. [86] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988902 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24921] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988892 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988898 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24927] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988891 Yes
Santapau, H. [16745] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988907 Yes
Donde, V.P. [D37] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988901 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B. [6308] Kenya Schoenoplectus roylei K002989941 Yes
Muasya, A.M. [1135] Kenya Schoenoplectus roylei K002989942 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1246] Zambia Schoenoplectus roylei K002365234 No
[Bezlech] [6289] Afghanistan Schoenoplectus roylei K002988237 Yes
Newton, F. [s.n.] Angola Schoenoplectus roylei K002365237 No
Boudouresque, E. [H 5635] Schoenoplectus roylei K002989492 Yes
Santapau, H. [16594] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988906 Yes
Duthie [6719] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988905 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24922] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988893 Yes
Wallich [[HT]3465] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988911 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31862] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988910 Yes
[R. P. Sohan]; Aitchison, J.E.T. [259] India Schoenoplectus roylei K001737490 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C.; Mwasumbi, L. [2106] Tanzania Schoenoplectus roylei K002989944 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B.; Faden, R.B. [6350] Kenya Schoenoplectus roylei K002989940 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Schoenoplectus roylei K001057267 Unknown Type Material Yes
Royle, J.F. [s.n.] India Schoenoplectus roylei K001057266 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Acres] [95] Tanzania Schoenoplectus roylei K002989943 Yes
Robinson, E.R. [5400] Malawi Schoenoplectus roylei K002365229 No
Adam, J.G. [18286] Senegal Schoenoplectus roylei K002989489 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Schoenoplectus roylei K002988899 Yes
[Asech] [s.n.] Egypt Schoenoplectus lupulinus K002988215 Yes
Ascherson, P. [2336] Egypt Schoenoplectus lupulinus K002988214 Yes
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt Schoenoplectus lupulinus K002988216 Yes

Sources

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  • Flora of Somalia

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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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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 Categories

    • 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

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