Cyperaceae
Schoenoplectiella

Schoenoplectiella confusa (N.E.Br.) J.R.Starr

First published in J. Syst. Evol. 59: 827 (2021)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Thery, P. & Mesterházy, A. (2024). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Cyperaceae Tribu VII. Fuireneae: 1-57. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise. [Cited as Schoenoplectiella muricinux.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kabuye, C.H.S. [376] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989755 Yes
Someren, V.G. [AH9600] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989747 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1126] Zambia Schoenoplectus confusus K002365019 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1127] Zambia Schoenoplectus confusus K002365015 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2654] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K002989763 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/478] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K002989765 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [264] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989744 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5286] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K000190516 Yes
Schimper [253] Ethiopia Schoenoplectus confusus K000416857 Type Yes
Robinson, E.A. [243] Zambia Schoenoplectus confusus K002365018 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1291] Zambia Schoenoplectus confusus K002365016 Yes
Lye, K.A. [6485] Uganda Schoenoplectus confusus K002989735 Yes
Polhill; Paulo [1233] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K002989771 Yes
Verdcourt; Polhill [4004] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989759 No
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1587] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989758 Yes
Newbould, J.G.B. [3611] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989749 Yes
Langdale-Brown, I. [2275] Uganda Schoenoplectus confusus K002989733 Yes
Henriques, C. [800] Angola Schoenoplectus confusus K002365023 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [167] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989743 Yes
[E. Kirrika] [148] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989741 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5369] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K000190599 Yes
Luke, Q.; Hamerlynck, O. [15800] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989750 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [482] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Schoenoplectus confusus K002989547 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [619] Zambia Schoenoplectus confusus K002365017 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [1851] Zimbabwe Schoenoplectus confusus K002365022 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [211] Uganda Schoenoplectus confusus K002989739 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [8685] Zambia Schoenoplectus confusus K001569136 Yes
{Glover; Gwynne; Samuel; Tucker} [1824] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989751 Yes
Angus, A. [1778] Zambia Schoenoplectus confusus K002365020 Yes
Jarrett, T. [254] Uganda Schoenoplectus confusus K002989734 Yes
Mcmahen [39] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989752 Yes
Faden, R.B. [67/917] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989742 Yes
Taiti, S. [1844] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989754 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P.G. [11100] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K002989766 Yes
Menezar, A.D. [401] Angola Schoenoplectus confusus K002365024 Yes
Wilson, J. [1039] Uganda Schoenoplectus confusus K002989738 Yes
Conrads, F. [6120] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K002989760 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [896] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K002989769 Yes
Conrads, F. [5757] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K002989761 Yes
Lisowski, S. [10677] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Schoenoplectus confusus K002989548 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [516] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989745 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6399] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K000468026 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B. [Ly-6299] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989753 Yes
Harwood, A. [64] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K002989764 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 1085a] Kenya Schoenoplectus confusus K002989748 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Phillips, S.M.; Muasya, A.M.; Macha, E. [96/102] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K002989768 Yes
Ward, C.J. [10919] South Africa Schoenoplectus confusus K002365395 Yes
Wild, H. [1751] Zimbabwe Schoenoplectus confusus K002365021 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B. [5598] Uganda Schoenoplectus confusus K002989737 Yes
[G. Vobeus] [1624] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K002989762 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1170] Zambia Schoenoplectus confusus K002365014 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Saldanha, C. [18060] India Schoenoplectus confusus K002988602 Yes
Nicholson, R.A. [130] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K002989770 Yes
Rwaburindore, P.K. [3667] Uganda Schoenoplectus confusus K002989736 Yes
Wingfield [898] Tanzania Schoenoplectus confusus K002989767 Yes
Ward, C.J. [11122] South Africa Schoenoplectus confusus K002365394 Yes

Sources

  • 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/

  • 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 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