Cyperaceae
Eleocharis

Eleocharis caduca (Delile) Schult.

First published in Mant. 2: 88 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. to Arabian Peninsula and Africa. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Baleares, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Italy, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Northern Provinces, Portugal, Sardegna, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, 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.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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.
  • Verloove, F. & Sáchez Gullón, E. (2010). Further notes on Cyperaceae in the Iberian Peninsula: corrections, adjustments and additions. Flora Mediterranea 20: 141-147.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 78 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 71 fig.103 (1983).
  • Schult. in Roem. & Schult., Mant. 2: 88 (1824).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verloove, F. & Sáchez Gullón, E. (2010). Further notes on Cyperaceae in the Iberian Peninsula: corrections, adjustments and additions. Flora Mediterranea 20: 141-147.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2672] Botswana K001600854 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
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  • 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
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  • 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

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    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/