Cyperaceae

Oreobolus R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 235 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Malesia to Australasia, Hawaiian Islands, Costa Rica to Falkland Islands.

Distribution

Native to:

Antipodean Is., Argentina South, Bolivia, Borneo, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Hawaii, Juan Fernández Is., Malaya, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Panamá, Peru, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tasmania, Venezuela, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 12, 1997 Coveny, R.G.; Jobson, p.; Kodela, P. [17571] Australia K000496518 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Wilson, K.L.; Muasaya, A.M. [9479] Australia K000496517 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Gray, M. [4834] Australia K000496522 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Melville, R. [2572] Australia K000496523 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Melville, R.; Wakefield, N. [3102] Australia K000496521 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Craven, L.A.; Gunn, K.L. [1917] Australia K000496520 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000496519 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Thompson, J. [2418] Australia K000496524 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Wilde, W.J.J.O., de; Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E., de [18639] Indonesia K000496530 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Ridley, H.N. [15946] Malaysia K000291080 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Wilde, W.J.J.O., de; Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E., de [13248] Indonesia K000496528 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Clemens, J; Clemens, M.S. [ZG006] Malaysia K000291081 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Wilde, W.J.J.O., de; Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E., de [16062] Indonesia K000496529 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Clemens, J; Clemens, M.S. [51348] Malaysia K000291082 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Ridley, H.N. [14750] Malaysia K000496526 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [SANDS1597] Papua New Guinea K002410922 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Laegaard, S. [5072] Peru K002411064 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Laegaard, S. [5144] Peru K002411062 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Atahuachi, M.; Barco, R. [20977] Bolivia K002411068 Yes
{Mitchell, A.L.; H. St. John} [21308] K002411001 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [53157] Ecuador K002411020 Yes
Monro, A. K.; Santamaría, D. [AKM8130] Costa Rica K001581758 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [15023] Bolivia K002411066 Yes
Carlquist, S. [2111] United States K002411000 Yes
Okada, H.; Nagamasu, H.; Fukuhara, T.; Mori, Y. [6363] Indonesia K000496527 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Laegaard, S. [4966] Peru K002411065 Yes
Savarimuthu, A.; Simpson, D.A. [2659] Malaysia K000496525 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Mercado, M.; Ortuño, T. [21322] Bolivia K002411067 Yes
{Cowan, R.S.; Rogers, D.P.; H. St. John} [22382] United States K002411002 Yes
Croft, J.R.; Akakavara, O. [LAE68158] Papua New Guinea K002410921 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [FRI 3293] Malaysia K002410863 Yes
Johns, R.J.; Hidayat, A.; Woodman, R.; Beaman, J.; Sands, M. [9469] Indonesia K002410920 Yes
Dransfield, J.; Baker, W.J.; Coode, M.J.E.; Heatubun, C.; Witono, J. [7714] Indonesia K002410923 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Laegaard, S. [5018] Peru K002411063 Yes
{Mitchell, A.L.; H. St. John} [20996] United States K002411003 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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