Costularia (Cyperaceae)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Schoeneae
Subtribus: Oreobolinae
Genus: Costularia
Species: C. andringitrensis – C. brevifolia – C. cadetii – C. humbertii – C. itremoensis – C. laxa – C. leucocarpa – C. melicoides – C. melleri – C. microcarpa – C. natalensis – C. pantopoda – C. purpurea – C. robusta – C. xipholepis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Costularia (Cyperaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 10. Reference page.

Name

Costularia C.B.Clarke in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 274. (1898)

• Type species: Costularia natalensis C.B.Clarke in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 274. (1898)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cyclocampe Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 3: 1063 (1883), nom. illeg.
  • Fintelmannia Kunth Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 2: 362. (1837)
  • Lophoschoenus Stapf, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 179 (1914)

Homonyms

• Costularia Petrov & Gussarova, 1971, nom. illeg. (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae, Chromista)

References

Primary references

• Clarke, C.B. 1898. Flora Capensis 7: 274. BHL

Additional references

• Larridon, I., Bauters, K., Semmouri, I., Viljoen, J.A., Prychid, C.J., Muasya, A.M., Bruhl, J.J., Wilson, K.L., Senterre, B. & Goetghebeur, P. 2018. Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Costularia (Schoeneae, Cyperaceae) reveals multiple distinct evolutionary lineages. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 126: 196-209. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.016 Reference page. 
• Senterre, B., Henriette, E., Larridon, I., Morel, C., & Goetghebeur, P. 2015. Revision of the genus Costularia (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae) for the flora of the Seychelles, including the rediscovery and resurrection of a rare endemic species. Phytotaxa, 231(1), 31-41. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.231.1.3 epublished Costularia xipholepis using Cladium xipholepis as a basionym.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Costularia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Costularia. Published online. Accessed: Feb 21 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Costularia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

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