Cyperaceae
Actinoscirpus

Actinoscirpus grossus (L.f.) Goetgh. & D.A.Simpson

First published in Kew Bull. 46: 171 (1991)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. Australia. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Heyne [s.n.] Indonesia K002987365 Yes
Mus, F.M.S. [s.n.] Malaysia K002987328 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] India K002987282 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [90/571] Thailand K000595024 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [90/571] Thailand K000595022 Yes
Copeland, E.B. [1336] Philippines K002987369 Yes
s.coll. [6269] Burma K002987275 Yes
Willich [3470] Nepal K002987293 Yes
Ambriansyah; Adriansyah [AA2097] Indonesia K002987364 Yes
Holttum, R.E. [s.n.] Malaysia K002987326 Yes
Mus, F.M.S. [s.n.] Malaysia K002987333 Yes
Hooker [214] India K002987294 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10714] Thailand K000595017 Yes
Ramos, M. [1436] Philippines K002987376 Yes
Lemann [s.n.] India K002987284 Yes
[Heyne] [s.n.] Indonesia K002987356 Yes
[illegible] [885] India K002987288 Yes
Beccari, O. [149] Indonesia K002987363 Yes
Roxburgh [412] India K002987291 Yes
Clayton, W.D.; Weerasooriya, A. [6198] Sri Lanka K002987310 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [34210] K002987295 Yes
Marcan, A. [1407] Thailand K000595026 Yes
Rankin, M.O. [2341] Papua New Guinea K002987377 Yes
Specht, R.L. [1243] Australia K002987383 Yes
Bowles [3093] India K002987278 Yes
Furuse, M. [7687] Japan K002987273 Yes
Simpson, D.A.; Damahuri; Khairudin; Ayau; Buruk [89/5] Malaysia K002987339 Yes
Chew, M.Y.; Ahmad Firdaus, Z. [FRI79570] Malaysia K002987336 Yes
Clayton; Fernando [6064] Sri Lanka K002987303 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [547] India K002987289 Yes
Walker, G.W. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001057337 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krempf, M. [s.n.] Vietnam K002987352 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [220] Philippines K002987367 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002987290 Yes
[Bahh. v/d Brink] [6040] Indonesia K002987353 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Indonesia K002987354 Yes
Lorzing, J.A. [12504] Indonesia K002987358 Yes
Bor, N.L. [5311] India K002987280 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001057336 Unknown Type Material Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [8168] Philippines K002987366 Yes
Heyne [s.n.] Indonesia K002987357 Yes
Haniff; Nur [4369] Thailand K000595031 Yes
Haniff; Nur [4369] Thailand K000595032 Yes
Jenkins [[214]] India K002987287 Yes
Clayton, W.D.; Weerasooriya, A. [6198] Sri Lanka K002987309 Yes
Mosse, H.B. [684] China K002987269 Yes
Niyomdham, C.; Sriboonma, D. [1540] Thailand K000595023 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002987298 Yes
Balansa, B. [2809] Vietnam K002987349 Yes
Davidson, P. [PD011KH] Cambodia K002987347 Yes
Rankin, M.O. [s.n.] Australia K002987382 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3775] Thailand K000595027 Yes
Furuse, M. [7768] Japan K002987270 Yes
Koyama, T.; Samarakoon [13551] Sri Lanka K002987300 Yes
{Wong, K.M.; Hasim Bt. Saat} [32392] Malaysia K002987343 Yes
Sinclair, J. [s.n.] Singapore K002987330 Yes
Motley, J. [1293] Indonesia K002987362 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1918] Thailand K000595021 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1918] Thailand K000595020 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] India K002987285 Yes
Low, Y.W.; Wong, K.M.; Puff, C.; Sugumaran, M.; Zahid, M.S. [LYW62] Malaysia K002987341 Yes
Furuse, M. [7768] Japan K002987271 Yes
s.coll. [14630] Philippines K002987373 Yes
Balansa, B. [2763] Vietnam K002987348 Yes
Collins, D.J. [1896] Thailand K000595019 Yes
Collins, D.J. [1896] Thailand K000595018 Yes
Simpson, D.A.; Khamarudin [89/46] Malaysia K002987342 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Klinhom, U.; Simpson, D.; Simpson R.; Pawaputanon na Mahasarakham, P.; Thamathaworn, A. [1628] Thailand K000595028 Yes
[illegible] [569] Burma K002987276 Yes
Pierre, J.B.L. [s.n.] Vietnam K002987350 Yes
{T. O. van Kregten} [72] Indonesia K002987355 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [4454] Malaysia K002987338 Yes
Weber, C.M. [1135] Philippines K002987371 Yes
s.coll. [3470] Nepal K001057228 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002987302 Yes
s.coll. [692] Philippines K002987375 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [62] Philippines K002987372 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] India K002987297 Yes
Wallisch [s.n.] K002987283 Yes
D'Souza, G.C. [2373] Burma K002987274 Yes
Koyama, T.; Samarakoon [13562] Sri Lanka K002987307 Yes
Larsen, S.S.; Larsen, K. [33744] Thailand K000595029 Yes
Hay, A. [V34] Papua New Guinea K002987381 Yes
{Barbon; Romero; Fernando} [1768] Philippines K002987370 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002987277 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Perumal, P. [17853] India K002987279 Yes
Davidse, G. [7489] Sri Lanka K002987306 Yes
Curtis, C. [350] Malaysia K002987331 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [s.n.] Malaysia K002987329 Yes
van Royen, P. [4749] Indonesia K002987380 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [s.n.] Malaysia K002987334 Yes
Furuse, M. [7687] Japan K002987272 Yes
Shah, M.D. [39] Malaysia K002987327 Yes
J.S.W. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K002987379 Yes
Sinclair, J. [s.n.] Malaysia K002987335 Yes
Clayton; Fernando [6063] Sri Lanka K002987304 Yes
Beccari, O. [945] Indonesia K002987359 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [26809] India K002987296 Yes
s.coll. [6268] Sri Lanka K002987301 Yes
{Muasya, A.M.; Suddee, S.; Paton; Wilkin, A.; et al.} [1290] Thailand K002987345 Yes
Blake, S.T. [14488] Australia K002987384 Yes
Simpson, D.A.; Khamarudin [89/53] Malaysia K002987340 Yes
Anang; [Atji [2310] Indonesia K002987361 Yes
Brass, L.J. [27259] Indonesia K002987378 Yes
Vaughan, G. [255] Thailand K000595025 Yes
s.coll. [6270] Malaysia K002987332 Yes
Alcasid, E. [22522] Philippines K002987374 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002987286 Yes
Merrill [564] K002987368 Yes
Griffith [382] India K002987281 Yes
Clayton, W.D.; Weerasooriya, A. [6198] Sri Lanka K002987308 Yes
Van Cuy Lenberg, B.W.B. [Gt-93] Sri Lanka K002987305 Yes
[N. Stunis] [3970] Indonesia K002987360 Yes
Meng, W.K. [32392] Malaysia K002987344 Yes
Heckman, C.W. [117] Thailand K000595030 Yes
s.coll. [81] Cambodia K002987346 Yes
Koyama, T.; Herat, T.R. [13587] Sri Lanka K002987299 Yes
Pierre, J.B.L. [s.n.] Vietnam K002987351 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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