Isolepis sepulcralis

Isolepis sepulcralis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Subtribus: Ficiniinae
Genus: Isolepis
Species: Isolepis sepulcralis

Name

Isolepis sepulcralis Steud., 1855

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Fimbristylis exigua Boeckeler in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 5: 506 (1884)
  • Scirpus antipodus V.J.Cook in Trans. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 81: 159 (1953)
  • Scirpus griquensium C.B.Clarke in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 222 (1898)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Tristan da Cunha Regional: Central Africa Botswana Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces Regional: Eastern Africa Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania Introduced into: New South Wales, New Zealand North, St.Helena, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E. 1854–1855. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. Pars II. Cyperaceae et Familiae affines, Restiaceae, Eriocauloneae, Xyrideae, Desvauxieae, Junceae. 348 pp., J.B.Metzler, Stuttgardiae. BHL Reference page. : 2: 94

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Isolepis sepulcralis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Isolepis sepulcralis. Published online. Accessed: June 05 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Isolepis sepulcralis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 June 2025. Reference page.