Cyperaceae
Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis aphylla Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 114 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to KwaZulu-Natal, China (Yunnan) to Tropical Asia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Burundi, Central African Repu, China South-Central, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, India, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Mozambique, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Napper in Kew Bull. 25: 440 (1971).
  • Syn. Pl. Glum. 2: 114 (1855)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Goetghebeur & Coudijzer in Bull. Jard. Bot. Belg. 54: 83 (1984).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 89 (1995).
  • Kern in Blumea 8: 117 (1955).
  • Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 114 (1855).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 2, 2016 Darbyshire, I.; Banze, A. [926] Mozambique K001187571 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S. [34519] Thailand K000467786 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S. [34374] Thailand K000467787 Yes
s.coll. [1922] India K002534583 Yes
Nicolson, D.H.; Hooper, S.S.; Saldanha, C.; Gandhi, K.N. [s.n.] India K002534580 Yes
Saulière, A. [650] India K002534585 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] Indonesia K002290893 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Saldanha, C. [18166] India K002534579 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Saldanha, C.; Takhtajan, A. [18242] India K002534578 Yes
[Kuru P] [7161] India K002534592 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Indonesia K002290888 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Gandhi, K.N. [s.n.] India K002534581 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [10910] India K002534587 Yes
Matthew, C.G. [s.n.] Indonesia K002290891 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17273] India K002534590 Yes
Thein Lwin, U. [16] India K002534576 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17273] India K002534591 Yes
Robbins, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia K002290890 Yes
King, G. [s.n.] India K002534586 Yes
Collett, H. [350] Burma K002534577 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] India K002534589 Yes
Whitehead, J.C.; Flenley, J.R. [JW157] Indonesia K002290892 Yes
Robinson, H.C.; Kloss, C.B. [s.n.] Indonesia K002290889 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [41973A] India K002534582 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 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