Cyperaceae
Fimbristylis

Fimbristylis bisumbellata (Forssk.) Bubani

First published in Dodecanthea: 30 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Old World. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Queensland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Vietnam, Western Australia, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Réunion

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2008). Flora Iberica 18: 1-420. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, 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.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Prasad, V.P. (2017). Notes on sedges (Cyperaceae) of Andaman and Nicobar islands - seven new records and five exclusions. Nelumbo 59: 155-158.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aké Assi, Contrlb. 2: 262 (1964)
  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. ed. 2, 371.
  • Dodecanthea 30 (1850)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bubani, Dodecanthea: 30 (1850).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 90, fig.3B,E (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 86, fig.141 (1983).
  • Verdcourt in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 58 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, 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.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by K. A. Lye [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Amer. J. Bot. 39: 377 (1952)
  • Boulos, Fl. Egypt 4: 367, t. 111, fig. 1a, b (2005).
  • Dodecanth.: 30 (1850)
  • F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 3: 320 (1972)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 412, fig. 212.33 (1997)
  • Fl. Males. 7: 579 (1974)
  • Fl. Somalia 4: 108, fig. 62/k–m (1995)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 86, figs 118 (not 117), 141, 142 (1983)
  • Hepper & Friis, Pl. Forssk. Fl. Aegyp.-Arab.: 25 (1994)
  • Journ. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 25 (110): 10 (1965)
  • Strelitzia 2: 90, fig. 34, B, E (1995)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1976 S.coll. [5481] Iran K001691332 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 [Durand] [S.n.] K001790268 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 S.coll. [392] Spain K002533120 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 S.coll. [393] Spain K001790271 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Bourchet; Doumenge Morocco K001790265 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 S.coll. [S.n.] Spain K001790269 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 S.coll. [S.n.] K002533115 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 S.coll. [S.n.] Solomon Islands K002533119 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Kotschy, T. [948] Egypt K002532955 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 S.coll. [S.n.] K001790266 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 S.coll. [3679] Egypt K002532995 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 S.coll. [S.n.] K001790267 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Webb Spain K001790270 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Kerr, A.F.G. [3656] Thailand K000498028 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Lambert [s.n.] India K000974111 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent K000974110 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Kerr, A.F.G. [20697] Thailand K000498037 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Kerr, A.F.G. [12872] Thailand K000498038 Yes
Aug 1, 1969 Kerr, A.F.G. [7054] Thailand K000498039 Yes
Feb 1, 1968 Phengkhlai, C. [143] Thailand K000498031 Yes
Feb 1, 1968 Beusekom, C.F.van; Phengkhlai, C. [453] Thailand K000498030 Yes
Apr 1, 1965 Mitchell, T.L. [s.n.] Australia K000974363 Isotype Yes
Feb 1, 1960 Howard, A.J. [4] Thailand K000498029 No
Hassib, M. [s.n.] Egypt K002533015 Yes
Ascherson, P. [s.n.] Egypt K002533011 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran K002532993 Yes
Edwards, P.J.; Johns, R.J.; Utteridge, T.M.A.; Willis, F.R.; Hamzah; Sutrisna [4034A] Indonesia K002291206 Yes
Clarke, K.L. [277a] Australia K001612845 Yes
Clarke, K.L.; Little, L. [302] Australia K001612837 Yes
Rawi; Alizzi [32416] Iraq K002532984 Yes
Sahira [38151] Iraq K002532977 Yes
Jafri, S.M.H. [1626] Pakistan K002533977 No
El Baky, A.E. [(I-9)52] Egypt K002533010 Yes
Baudouin [s.n.] Egypt K002533007 Yes
Alizzi; Omar, S. [35285] Iraq K002532967 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24966] India K002533983 No
s.coll. [89] Egypt K002533026 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [5680] Egypt K002533023 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [1879] Iraq K002532969 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [33429A] Bangladesh K002533974 No
Loher, A. [1342] Philippines K002080140 Yes
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K002533004 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2814] Egypt K002533018 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24972] India K002533982 No
Noori, M. [41296] Iraq K002532983 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [26915] Pakistan K002533965 No
Sintenis, P. [1029] Turkey K002532957 Yes
Letourneux, A. [145] Egypt K002533009 Yes
{AL- Kaisi} [47218] Iraq K002532989 Yes
Edwards, P.J.; Johns, R.J.; Utteridge, T.M.A.; Willis, F.R.; Hamzah; Sutrisna [4031] Indonesia K002291207 Yes
Agnew, S.; Agnew, A.D.Q. [122] Iraq K002532974 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [21365] Thailand K000498035 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23004] K002533967 No
Simpson, N.D. [3046] Egypt K002533025 Yes
Guest, E.R. [3222] Iraq K002532973 Yes
{Rawi; Hosham; Nuri; Alizzi} [29496] Iraq K002532971 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [51] Egypt K002533014 Yes
Alizzi; Mohammed [32149] Iraq K002532981 Yes
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K002533006 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24974] India K002533981 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran K002532992 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [4609] Lebanon K002532949 Yes
{Banerji; Upadhyay, G.K.; Baskola} [3531] Nepal K002533979 No
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [10169] West Bank K002532963 Yes
s.coll. [1107] K002532953 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3548] Egypt K002533016 Yes
Lindley [s.n.] Egypt K002532999 Yes
s.coll. [43792] Iraq K002532972 Yes
Rawi, A. [16568] Iraq K002532985 Yes
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K002533008 Yes
Davis, P.H. [14062] Turkey K002532956 Yes
Guest, E.R. [3501] Iraq K002532979 Yes
s.coll. [47176] Iraq K002532990 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [4045] Egypt K002533024 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] Azerbaijan K002532954 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24820] India K002533985 No
Drummond, J.R. [929] India K002533991 No
[J B Cnllelt] [5862] Iraq K002532978 Yes
Guest, E.R. [1620] Iraq K002532986 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3872] Saudi Arabia K002532997 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24957] India K002533990 No
Wheeler Haines, R. [W36A] Iraq K002532975 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [7714] K002533968 No
Grohmann, F. [s.n.] Pakistan K002533978 No
Barkley, F.A.; Haddad, S. [3815B] Iraq K002532966 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [s.n.] Azerbaijan K002532952 Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [10169] West Bank K002532960 Yes
Feinbrun, N.; Amdursky, I. [s.n.] West Bank K002532962 Yes
Crisp, P. [181] Iran K002532996 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24964] India K002533987 No
{Miss R. Gabrielith} [138] West Bank K002532964 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [B4169] West Bank K002532961 Yes
[Lerige]; Clarke, C.B. [27355] India K002533970 No
Haussknecht, P. [s.n.] Iran K002532994 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [478] Spain K002533121 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2938] Egypt K002533021 Yes
Rawi, A. [16505] Iraq K002532987 Yes
Omar, S.; Fidanza, K.; Karim [36765] Iraq K002532982 Yes
{Omar, S.; Chakravarty} [37758] Iraq K002532988 Yes
Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K002533005 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Turkey K002532958 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [28165] K002533969 No
Hossain, M.; Saofaji, S. [s.n.] Iraq K002532991 Yes
Chapman, E. [26246] Iraq K002532968 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24960] India K002533988 No
Eig, A. [s.n.] West Bank K002532959 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [9547] Pakistan K002533972 No
Keller, A. [385] Egypt K002533012 Yes
Chakravarty, H.L. [29675] Iraq K002532976 Yes
Farag, S. [s.n.] Egypt K002533002 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24958] India K002533989 No
s.coll. [26302B] K002533973 No
Guest, E.R. [3583] Iraq K002532980 Yes
s.coll. [306] Iran K001734627 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [121] Egypt K002533020 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2916] Egypt K002533022 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1283] Egypt K002533017 Yes
s.coll. [307] Iraq K002532970 Yes
Davis, P.H. [6061B] Egypt K002533013 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24961] India K002533984 No
{Mrs. A. S. Bell} [144] K002533971 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K002532998 Yes
Keller, A. [41] Egypt K002533000 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2904] Egypt K002533019 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24965] India K002533986 No
Hepper, F.N. [3038] Egypt K002533001 Yes
Larsen, K. [8707] Thailand K000498036 No

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