Cyperaceae
Fuirena

Fuirena leptostachya Oliv.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 168 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Central African Repu, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 466.
  • in Trans. Linn. Soc. 29: 168, t. 108B (1875)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Clarke in Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 647 (1894);
  • Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 466 (1902).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 44, fig.42 (1983).
  • Hooper in F.W.T.A., ed.2 3(2): 326 (1972).
  • Muasya in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 15 (2010).
  • Muasya in Kew Bull. 53: 197 (1998);
  • Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 168, t.108 (1875).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 647 (1895)
  • F.T.A. 8: 466 (1902)
  • F.W.T.A. 3: 326 (1972)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 395, fig. 212.5 (1992)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E.Afr.: 44, fig. 42, 44 (1983)
  • J. EA Nat. Hist. Soc. 25 (1) (110): 21, fig. 4 (1965)
  • K.B. 53: 197 (1998).
  • P.O.A. C: 126 (1895)
  • Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 168, t. 108 (1875)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1979 Schweinfurth, G. [190] Sudan K000416809 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 4, 1963 Moiser [157] Nigeria K000416805 Holotype Yes
Robinson, E.A. [466] Zambia K002054872 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6369] Tanzania K000468056 No
Miller, O.B. [4222] Zimbabwe K002054881 No
Raynal, J.; Raynal, A. [5334] Mali K000391970 No
Schweinfurth, G. [2504] Sudan K000416810 Type Yes
Faden, R.B. [67/463] Kenya K001600756 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [5517] Zambia K002054878 No
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5401] Tanzania K000190631 No
Greenway, P.G. [780] Tanzania K000416818 Type Yes
Whyte, A.; Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Malawi K002054870 No
Harris, T.; Murray-Hufson, F. [843] Angola K000569253 No
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8819] Zambia K002054871 No
Rensburg, V. [1922] Zambia K002054873 No
Smith, P.A. [2372] Botswana K002054882 No
Robinson, E.A. [5554] Zambia K002054874 No
Hornby, H.E. [2392] Zimbabwe K002054879 No
R-Smith; Pope; Goyder, D. [5799] Malawi K002054868 No
Sanane, M. [113] Zambia K002054876 No
Robinson, E.A. [1490] Zambia K002054877 No
Miller, O.B. [4343] Zimbabwe K002054880 No
Heery, S. [19] Zambia K002054875 No

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0