Abildgaardia

Abildgaardia ovata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Genus: Abildgaardia
Species: A. fusiformis – A. longistipitata – A. macrantha – A. mexicana – A. odontocarpa – A. ovata – A. oxystachya – A. pachyptera – A. schoenoides – A. triflora

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Abildgaardia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 21. Reference page.

Name

Abildgaardia Vahl, Enum. Pl. [Vahl] 2: 296. (1806) (1805)

• Type species: Abildgaardia ovata (Burm.f.) Kral, Sida 4(2): 77. (1971)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional: Tropics & Subtropics Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Burkina, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Eswatini, Fiji, Florida, Free State, Ghana, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Niue, Rodrigues, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vahl, M. 1805. Enumeratio plantarum, vel ab aliis, vel ab ipso observatum, cum earum differentiis specificis, synonymis selectis et descriptionibus succinctis. Vol. II. XVI+423 pp. Typis N. Mölleri & filii, Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. . 2: 296.

Additional references

• Larridon, I., Zuntini, A.R., Barrett, R.L., Wilson, K.L., Bruhl, J.J. Goetghebeur, P., Baker, W.J., Brewer, G.E., Epitawalage, N., Fairlie, I., Forest, F., Sabino Kikuchi, I.A.B., Pokorny, L., Semmouri, I., Spalink, D., Simpson, D.A., Muasya, A.M. & Roalson, E.H. 2021. Resolving generic limits in Cyperaceae tribe Abildgaardieae using targeted sequencing. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 196(2): 163–187. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boaa099 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Abildgaardia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sept. 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Abildgaardia. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 3 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Abildgaardia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Sept. 2022. Reference page.