Cyperaceae
Costularia

Costularia natalensis C.B.Clarke

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 274 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Goetghebeur, P. (2008). Personal communication on Cyperaceae 3 University of Ghent, Belgium.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Tetraria natalensis.]

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Browning & Gordon-Gray in S. African J. Bot. 62: 155–159 (1996).
  • Burtt in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45: 77 (1988).
  • C.B. Clarke in Fl. Cap. 7: 274 (1898).
  • Schönland in Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa 3: 58 (1922).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 13, 1955 Galpin, E.E. [1316] South Africa K000244894 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 13, 1935 Buchanan, J. [354] South Africa K000244892 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1890 Buchanan, J. [152] South Africa K000244893 Lectotype Yes
Hilliard, O.M. & Burtt, B.L. [14504] South Africa K001418741 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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