Cyperaceae
Bolboschoenus

Bolboschoenus nobilis (Ridl.) Goetgh. & D.A.Simpson

First published in Kew Bull. 46: 173 (1991)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Angola to Namibia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Namibia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
{Gossweiler} [14129] Angola K002532719 Yes
Leistner; Oliver; Steenkamp; Vorster [144] Namibia K002532760 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [2981] Namibia K002532765 Yes
{Dinter} [8311] Namibia K002532771 Yes
Rodin [2981] Namibia K002532766 Yes
Chapman; Bains [s.n.] Namibia K000244812 Type Yes
Strey, R.G. [RSB2172] Namibia K002532759 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9194] Namibia K002532764 Yes
Story, R. [5873] Namibia K002532769 Yes
Strey, R.G. [RSB 2172] Namibia K002532767 Yes
Story, R. [5873] Namibia K002532770 Yes
Leistner; Oliver; Steenkamp; Vorster [284] Namibia K002532758 Yes
Strey, R.G. [RSB2172] Namibia K002532768 Yes
{Dinter} [8310] Namibia K002532762 Yes
Merxmüller, H.; Giess, W. [28156] Namibia K002532761 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