Fimbristylis cymosa subsp. cymosa

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropics & Subtropics. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Cambodia, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Guyana, Hainan, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Line Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Panamá, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Kew Backbone Distributions

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Grimes, J.A. [7] Oman Fimbristylis cymosa var. spathacea K002533167 Yes
Sep 18, 1894 Kuntze, O. [215] Mozambique Fimbristylis obtusifolia K000416697 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1888 Drege [s.n.] South Africa Fimbristylis obtusifolia K000416698 Unknown Type Material Yes
Warnecke [130] Togo Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803921 Yes
Bouton, L.; Bojer, W. [s.n.] Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002804890 No
Aké Assi, L. [13687] Nigeria Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803931 Yes
Ern, H.; Hein, B.; Pircher, A. [15] Togo Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803922 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [CB104] Ghana Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803912 Yes
Vanderyst, H.J.R. [27960] Congo, Republic of the Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002804282 No
Lowe, J.L. [4740] Nigeria Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803932 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GH6531] Ghana Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803915 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [CB97] Ghana Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803913 Yes
Jülich, W.; Scholz, H. [258] Togo Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803919 Yes
Adams, C.D. [GC258] Ghana Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803916 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC8481] Ghana Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803917 Yes
Schäfer, P.A. [8868] Togo Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803920 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC6531] Ghana Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803914 Yes
Hall, J.B. [3411] Ghana Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803910 Yes
Hall, J.B. [GC46183] Ghana Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803918 Yes
Lye, K.A. [Ly-5790] Ghana Fimbristylis obtusifolia K002803911 Yes
Coppinger, R.W. [s.n.] Seychelles Fimbristylis glomerata K001617223 No
Rama Rao, M. [2296] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534347 Yes
[W. S. Atlleia] [21719] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534330 Yes
Jenman [6821] Guyana Fimbristylis spathacea K001617221 No
Koyama, T.; Ito, I. [11120] Japan Fimbristylis spathacea K000974125 Type Yes
Adams, C.; Shafeeg, A. [15157] Maldives Fimbristylis spathacea K002534372 Yes
Wight, R. [1872] Indian Subcontinent Fimbristylis spathacea K000974094 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sigee, D. [40] Maldives Fimbristylis spathacea K002534370 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534346 Yes
Donde, V.P. [D31] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534333 Yes
Carpenter, T. (Mrs) [369] Maldives Fimbristylis spathacea K002534371 Yes
[Shute] [s.n.] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534341 Yes
Jayaseelan, T.S. [26489] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534356 Yes
Bourne [2959] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534345 Yes
Wirawan, N.; Cooray, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. [986] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis spathacea K002534362 Yes
Barber, C.A. [1607] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534354 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Saldanha, C.; Takhtajan, A. [18276] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534327 Yes
Nicolson, D.H.; Hooper, S.S.; Saldanha, C.; Gandhi, K.N. [HFP2357] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534342 Yes
Wroughton, R.C. [29] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534332 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7358] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis spathacea K002534360 Yes
Koyama, T. [13606] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis spathacea K002534367 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Mueller-Dombois, D.; Wirawan, N.; Cooray, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. [50909] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis spathacea K002534364 Yes
Govindarajalu, E. [752] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534357 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534340 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [670] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis spathacea K002534361 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12782] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534349 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534352 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17189] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534344 Yes
Lemann [s.n.] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534331 Yes
[Rmenian nee] [7] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534339 Yes
Govindarajalu, E. [HCPM5802] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534325 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17192] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534351 Yes
Davidse, G. [7550] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis spathacea K002534365 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534338 Yes
Govindarajalu, E. [721] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534358 Yes
Govindarajalu, E. [HCPM5745] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534323 Yes
Govindarajalu, E. [HCPM5851] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534324 Yes
Hooper, D. [39662] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534348 Yes
Hooper, S.S. [116/71] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534326 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534355 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [73] Burma Fimbristylis spathacea K002534369 Yes
Koyama, T.; Herat, T.; Cooray, R. [13376] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis spathacea K002534366 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Saldanha, C.; Takhtajan, A. [18214] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534328 Yes
Pinwill [26] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534336 Yes
Rath, S.P. [1172] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534329 Yes
King, G. [26] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534350 Yes
Koyama, T.; Balakrishnan, N.; Koyama, M. [14049] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis spathacea K002534363 Yes
Saini, D.C. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534373 Yes
s.coll. [3759] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis spathacea K002534359 Yes
[Mansore] [s.n.] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534337 Yes
Bowen, H.J.M. [204] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534334 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534353 Yes
Clayton; Jayasekera [6137] Sri Lanka Fimbristylis spathacea K002534368 Yes
Vartak, V.D. [22519] India Fimbristylis spathacea K002534335 Yes

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