Cyperaceae
Isolepis

Isolepis natans (Thunb.) A.Dietr.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 6. 2: 106 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, 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.
  • 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. Dietr., Sp. Pl. 2: 106 (1832).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 108 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 141 (1983).
  • Muasya in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 126 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K.B. 57: 282 (2002).
  • Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 138 (1983)
  • Sp. Pl. 2: 106 (1833)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Furness, H.D.; Phillipson, P.B. [209] South Africa K002369508 Yes
Muasya, A.M.; Verboom, T. [1143] South Africa K002369515 Yes
Duthie, A. [1004] South Africa K002369509 Yes
Thode, J. [A1199] South Africa K002369495 Yes
Gordon-Gray, K.D. [CP. 224/59] South Africa K002369496 Yes
Arnold, T.H. [635] South Africa K002369511 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [8413] South Africa K002369500 Yes
Duthie, A. [1005] South Africa K002369510 Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] K000416605 Unknown Type Material Yes
Furness, H.D.; Phillipson, P.B. [201] South Africa K002369512 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [201] South Africa K002369520 Yes
Rudatis, H. [1029] South Africa K002369499 Yes
Furness, H.D.; Phillipson, P.B. [29] South Africa K002369517 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3867] South Africa K002369506 Yes
Boucher, C. [2187] South Africa K002369501 Yes
Furness, H.D.; Phillipson, P.B. [131] South Africa K002369507 Yes
Schlechter, R. [5990] South Africa K002369503 Yes
Drege [7410] South Africa K000416606 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [7410] South Africa K000416604 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dyer, R.A. [202] South Africa K002369519 Yes
Hugo, L. [686] South Africa K002369516 Yes
Balansa, B. [2549] Paraguay K002369606 Yes
McConnell, R. [411] Guyana K002369605 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002369521 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [1776] South Africa K002369502 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] South Africa K002369505 Yes
Wood, J.M. [227] South Africa K000416608 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [354[8]] South Africa K002369513 Yes
Gordon-Gray, K.D. [CP225/59] South Africa K002369498 Yes
Strey, R.G. [4367] South Africa K002369497 Yes
MacOwan, P. [1742] South Africa K002369504 Yes
Drege [2463] South Africa K000416607 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [10607] South Africa K002369514 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [203] South Africa K002369518 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