Cyperaceae

Carpha Banks & Sol. ex R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 230 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Uganda to S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, S. Japan, New Guinea to New Zealand, S. South America.

Distribution

Native to:

Antipodean Is., Argentina South, Cape Provinces, Chile South, Free State, Japan, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Tasmania, Uganda, Victoria, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • J. Bruhl, K. Wilson and X. Zhang in Flora Zambesiaca Volume: 14: Cyperaceae (2020). MÁ García, Jonathan R Timberlake (Eds). Kew Publishing, London.
  • Kuekenthal in Feddes Repert. 47: 101–119, 209–211 (1939).
  • R. Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 230 (1810).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. p. 230 (1810)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Levyns, M.R.B. [5186] South Africa K000480782 Yes

Sources

  • 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

  • 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