Cyperaceae
Actinoschoenus

Actinoschoenus aphyllus (Vahl) Larridon

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 196: 182 (2021)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, S. China, Indo-China to W. & Central Malesia, Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Hainan, India, Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Tasmania, Thailand, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cabezas, F., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2004). Checklist of the Cyperaceae of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko, Río Muni). Belgian Journal of Botany 137: 3-26.
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2014-continuously updated). Atlas of Living Australia http://www.ala.org.au/.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1961 Kerr, A.F.G. [14130] Thailand Actinoschoenus thouarsii K000595170 Yes
Smitinand, T. [5863] Thailand Actinoschoenus thouarsii K000595171 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [16948] Thailand Actinoschoenus thouarsii K000595178 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8704] Thailand Actinoschoenus thouarsii K000595175 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15961] Thailand Actinoschoenus thouarsii K000595177 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15961] Thailand Actinoschoenus thouarsii K000595176 Yes
Humbert, H. [23.331] Madagascar Actinoschoenus thouarsii K001766832 No
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D.; Sridit, K. [90/163] Thailand Actinoschoenus thouarsii K000595180 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [17788] Thailand Actinoschoenus thouarsii K000595173 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [18464] Thailand Actinoschoenus thouarsii K000595172 Yes
Put [3340] Thailand Actinoschoenus thouarsii K000595174 Yes
Smitinand, T. [393] Thailand Actinoschoenus thouarsii K000595179 Yes
Jan 3, 1898 Thwaites, G.H.K. [C.P.3469] Sri Lanka Actinoschoenus filiformis K000960106 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 3, 1898 Thwaites, G.H.K. [C.P.3469] Sri Lanka Actinoschoenus filiformis K000960105 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ridley? [16036] Malaysia Actinoschoenus filiformis K000291071 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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