Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex conferta Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 512 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gehrke, B. (2011). Synopsis of Carex (Cyperaceae) from sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 166: 51-99.
  • 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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V.P.: 58 (1957)
  • Boott, Carex 2: 76, t. 208 (1860)
  • E.P. 4, 20 (Cyp.-Car.):171 (1909)
  • F.T.A. 8: 516 (1902)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 503, fig. 212.175 (1997).
  • Linnaea 39: 91 (1875)
  • N.B.G.B. 9: 312 (1925)
  • Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 512 (1851)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 21, 2006 Wesche, K. [1939] Kenya K000333733 Yes
Nov 21, 2006 Kerfoot, O. [1923] Kenya K000333730 Yes
Nov 21, 2006 Wesche, K. [77] Kenya K000333732 Yes
Nov 21, 2006 Mwangangi, O.M. [364] Kenya K000333731 Yes
Sep 28, 2005 Thompson, J. [s.n.] Tanzania K000363456 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1952 Hedberg, O. [1034] Kenya K000333729 Yes
Feb 14, 1899 Schimper [576] Ethiopia K000363476 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 14, 1899 Schimper [576] Ethiopia K000363475 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buger, W. [2929] Ethiopia K002095510 No
Smith, A.; Beentje, H.J.; Muasya, A.M. [60] Kenya K000333237 Yes
Ash, J. [2928] Ethiopia K002095521 No
Purseglove, J.W. [2971] Uganda K002095716 Yes
Dümmer, R.A. [3461] Uganda K002095720 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [931] Ethiopia K002095509 No
Osmaston, H.A. [3203] Uganda K002095711 Yes
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [5471] Kenya K000333659 Yes
Chiovenda, E. [941] Ethiopia K002095513 No
Schimper [1323] Ethiopia K002095518 No
{Rob. E.; Fries, T.C.E.} [2752] Kenya K000333668 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 2657] Kenya K000333673 Yes
Schimper [931] Ethiopia K002095508 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1815] Ethiopia K001730545 No
JMG [94525] Tanzania K000333661 Yes
Negri, G. [493] Ethiopia K002095517 No
Dümmer, R.A. [3488] Uganda K002095718 Yes
Flenley, J.R.; Leakey, C.L. [616] Ethiopia K002095512 No
Wood, G. [118] Uganda K002095721 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A. [[Ly]-5298] Uganda K002095713 Yes
Napper, D. [1231] Kenya K000333670 Yes
Grant, D.K.S. [13] Kenya K000333672 Yes
Bogdan, A. [3250] Kenya K000333675 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4857] Kenya K000333674 Yes
Hedberg, O. [4559] Uganda K002095719 Yes
Scott, H. [154] Ethiopia K002095520 No
Stauffer, H.U. [772] Uganda K002095714 Yes
Hedberg, O. [768] Uganda K002095715 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V.; Townsend, C.C. [4960] Kenya K000333671 Yes
Luke, Q.; Vorontsova, M.; Kayombo, C.J.; Kimeu, J.M. [16395] Tanzania K002095722 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [6195] Ethiopia K002095511 No
s.coll. [9311] Ethiopia K002095507 No
Purseglove, J.W. [P2969] Uganda K002095712 Yes
Leakey, C.L.; Evans, I.M. [549] Ethiopia K002095515 No
Haarer, A.E. [1157] Tanzania K000333663 Yes
Gilbert, E.F. [503] Ethiopia K002095514 No
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.B. [1296] South Sudan K002095505 No
Friis, I.; Hansen, O.J. [2572] Kenya K000333676 Yes
Katende, A.B. [186] Rwanda K002095308 Yes
Thulin, M. [1632] Ethiopia K002095519 No
Katende, A.B. [935] Uganda K002095717 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Hailu, A.; Yitbarew, B. [11488] Ethiopia K002095506 No
Kinangop, S.; Polhill [432] Kenya K000333669 Yes
Hedberg, O. [194] Kenya K000333734 Yes
Kindeketa, W.; Gereau, R.; Mwangoka, M.; Mollel, M. [806] Tanzania K000333660 Yes
s.coll. [JMG 94525] Tanzania K000333662 Yes
Smeds, H. [1112] Ethiopia K002095516 No
Katende, A.B. [K603] Uganda K002095710 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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