Cyperaceae
Isolepis

Isolepis costata Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 499 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Madagascar. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • 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 Zambesiaca

  • A. Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 499 (1850).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 107 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 135 (1983).
  • Muasya in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 123 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Fl. Eth. 6: 423, fig. 212.53 (1997).
  • K.B. 57: 316 (2002)
  • Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 135 (1983)
  • Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 499 (1851)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Baron, R. [2043] Madagascar K000416541 Type Yes
Schimper [1153] Ethiopia K000416533 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [1153] Ethiopia K000416532 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gunn, R.C. [s.n.] Australia K000881871 Unknown Type Material Yes
Elliott, T.; Muasya, M. [TE2016_077] South Africa K001622686 Yes
Mueller, F, J.H.von [s.n.] Australia K000881872 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gunn, R.C. [420] Australia K000881869 Lectotype Yes
Gunn, R.C. [s.n.] Australia K000881870 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3738] Madagascar Isolepis costata var. macra K000416539 Type 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

  • 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