Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex steudneri Boeckeler

First published in Linnaea 40: 364 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Larridon, I., Thery, P. & Reynders, M. (2022). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Cyperaceae, Tribu VII. Schoeneae, VII,: 1-94. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Boeckeler in Linnaea 40: 364 (1876).
  • Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 520 (1902).
  • Gehrke in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 166: 83 (2011), excluding C. zuluensis.
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E Afr.: 376, fig.775 (1983).
  • Verdcourt in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 435 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gehrke, B. (2011). Synopsis of Carex (Cyperaceae) from sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 166: 51-99.
  • Larridon, I., Thery, P. & Reynders, M. (2022). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Cyperaceae, Tribu VII. Schoeneae, VII,: 1-94. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 690 ( 1895)
  • F.T.A. 8: 520 (1902)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 506, fig. 212.180 (1997).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 376, fig. 776 (1983)
  • J.L.S. 34: 297 (1899)
  • Linnaea 40: 364 (1876)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 15, 1899 Schimper [1559] Ethiopia K000363464 Type Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4972] Kenya K002095957 Yes
Hedberg, O. [4224] Ethiopia K002095605 Yes
Evans, I.M. [439] Ethiopia K002095597 Yes
s.coll. [545] Ethiopia K002095591 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14906] Kenya K002095594 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5563] Ethiopia K002095587 Yes
Burger, W. [1898] Ethiopia K002095596 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14906] Ethiopia K002095589 Yes
{J. J. F. E. de Wilde} [5060] Ethiopia K002095600 Yes
Gereau, R.; Kayombo, C.J. [3986] Tanzania K002095965 Yes
{Booth, F.; Schimper; Olem} [545] Ethiopia K002095590 Yes
Leakey, C.L.; Evans, I.M. [547] Ethiopia K002095598 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8532] Ethiopia K002095595 Yes
Leakey, C.L.; Lythgoe, J.N. [632] Ethiopia K002095593 Yes
[Bidgood]; Congdon, C.; Vollesen, K.B. [2119] Tanzania K002095967 Yes
Procter, J. [1450] Kenya K002095958 Yes
Schimper, W. [545] Ethiopia K000794991 Isotype Yes
Mulvany [120] Ethiopia K002095602 Yes
Richards, H.M. [14327] Tanzania K002095963 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [1528B] Sudan K002095585 Yes
s.coll. [H-21] Ethiopia K002095604 Yes
Richards, H.M. [7706] Tanzania K002095962 Yes
Hedberg, O. [5686] Ethiopia K002095601 Yes
Wingfield, R. [337a] Tanzania K002095959 Yes
Myers, J.G. [11638] Sudan K002095586 Yes
Newbould, J.; Harley, R.M. [4746] Tanzania K002095964 Yes
Burger, W. [2942] Ethiopia K002095603 Yes
Smeds, H. [1100] Ethiopia K002095599 Yes
Wingfield, R. [337a] Tanzania K002095961 Yes
Chiovenda, E. [3116] Ethiopia K002095588 Yes
Richards, H.M. [7705] Tanzania K002095966 Yes
{W. J. J. O. de Wilde; Duyfjes, B.E.E.} [8170] Ethiopia K002095592 Yes
Feb 11, 1902 Baur, R. [1156] South Africa Carex zuluensis K000363609 Lectotype Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [11856] South Africa Carex zuluensis K002097521 Yes
Reid, C. [1203] South Africa Carex zuluensis K001731005 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [1036] Zimbabwe Carex zuluensis K002097121 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [1036] South Africa Carex zuluensis K002097525 Yes
Strey, R.G. [6265] South Africa Carex zuluensis K002097517 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [3622] Zimbabwe Carex zuluensis K002097128 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1861] Zimbabwe Carex zuluensis K002097116 Yes
Reid, C. [1192] South Africa Carex zuluensis K002097522 Yes
Brass, L.J. [16869] Malawi Carex zuluensis K002097129 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1861] Zimbabwe Carex zuluensis K002097117 Yes
McGregor, G.M. [107] Zimbabwe Carex zuluensis K002097120 Yes
Mavi, S. [586] Zimbabwe Carex zuluensis K002097126 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [2454] South Africa Carex zuluensis K001731006 Yes
Sidey, J.L. [3582] South Africa Carex zuluensis K002097526 Yes
Hopkins, J.C. [17193] Zimbabwe Carex zuluensis K002097124 Yes
de Koning, J. [7521] Mozambique Carex zuluensis K002097127 Yes
Rehmann, A.; Schinz, H. [5627] South Africa Carex zuluensis K001731007 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [8449] South Africa Carex zuluensis K002097519 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [8404] South Africa Carex zuluensis K002097520 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [974] Zimbabwe Carex zuluensis K002097119 Yes
Haines, R.W. [s.n.] Eswatini Carex zuluensis K002097523 Yes
Phillipson, P.B. [1170] South Africa Carex zuluensis K002097527 Yes
McClean, B. [100] South Africa Carex zuluensis K002097518 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [9721] South Africa Carex zuluensis K002097524 Yes
Rattray, J.M. [974] Zimbabwe Carex zuluensis K002097118 Yes
Goodier, R. [173] Zimbabwe Carex zuluensis K002097122 Yes
Goodier; Phipps [75] Zimbabwe Carex zuluensis K002097123 Yes
Hopkins, J.C. [17193] Zimbabwe Carex zuluensis K002097125 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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