Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex bequaertii De Wild.

First published in Pl. Bequaert. 4: 246 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gehrke, B. (2011). Synopsis of Carex (Cyperaceae) from sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 166: 51-99.
  • 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. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Larridon, I., Thery, P. & Reynders, M. (2022). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Cyperaceae, Tribu VII. Schoeneae, VII,: 1-94. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Míguez, M., Martín-Bravo, S. & Jiménez-Mejías, P. (2018). Reconciling morphology and phylogeny allows an integrative taxonomic revision of the giant sedges of Carex section Rhynchocystis (Cyperaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society: 1-25.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V.P.: 59 (1957)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 507, fig. 212.182 (1997)
  • Fl. Rwanda 4: 429 (1988)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 377 (1983)
  • Journ. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 24 (106): 10, fig. 28 (1963)
  • K.B. 1940: 135 adnot. (1940)
  • Pl. Bequaert. 4: 246 (1927)
  • Robyns & Tournay, F.P.N.A. 3: 290, t. 42 (1955)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 2, 2005 Luke, P.A.; Luke, Q. [4780] Kenya K000333619 Yes
Nov 2, 2005 Fries [1388] Kenya K000333618 Yes
Oct 27, 2005 Thulin, M.; Tidigs, A. [s.n.] Kenya K000333615 Yes
Oct 27, 2005 Lugard, C.; Verdcourt, B. [482] Kenya K000333614 Yes
Jan 27, 2005 Moreau, M.W. [158] Kenya K000333623 Yes
Jan 1, 1952 Hedberg, O. [1667] Kenya K000333616 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [6246] Tanzania K002096069 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Brenan, J.P.M. [8260] Tanzania K002096072 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [1271] Uganda K002096053 No
Verdcourt [1769] Kenya K002096067 Yes
Hedberg, O. [2261] Uganda K002096062 Yes
Haines, W. [4165] Kenya K000333613 Yes
Wesche, K. [1239] Uganda K002096061 Yes
Linder, D.H.; Arboretum, A. [2389] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002095417 Yes
Norman, E.M. [172] Uganda K002096064 Yes
Price, D.; Mwangulango, N.A.; Doggart, N. [WK175] Tanzania K002096074 Yes
s.coll. [1074] Uganda K002096065 Yes
Bequaert, J. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002095420 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E1271] Uganda K002096054 No
Hedberg, O. [616] Uganda K002096056 Yes
Richards, H.M. [6577] Tanzania K002096073 Yes
Van der Vekan, P. [9124] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002095421 Yes
Katende [800] Uganda K002096051 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Gilbert, M. [93] Ethiopia K002095653 Yes
Ash, J.; Sandford, A. [2905] Ethiopia K002095655 Yes
Louis, J. [5401] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002095419 Yes
Burger, W. [1891] Ethiopia K002095649 Yes
Hedberg [5054] Kenya K000333620 Yes
s.coll. [E-96] Ethiopia K002095646 Yes
Louis, J. [5401] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002095418 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3030] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002095424 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [5310] Ethiopia K002095650 Yes
Drake-Brockman [198] Ethiopia K002095645 Yes
Ash, J. [2909] Ethiopia K002095652 Yes
Oliver [6] Uganda K002096050 Yes
Raynal, J. [19541] Tanzania K002096070 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1796] Ethiopia K002095647 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [3688] Uganda K002096052 Yes
Urseglove, J.W. [2200] Uganda K002096057 Yes
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Rasmussen, F.; Vollesen, K.B. [1267] Ethiopia K002095654 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [4275] Uganda K002096055 Yes
Getahun, A. [E-96] Ethiopia K002095644 Yes
Burger, W. [1692] Ethiopia K002095648 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [3272] Kenya K000333622 Yes
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [5891] Kenya K000333612 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [15011 a] Ethiopia K002095651 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [9115] Tanzania K002096071 Yes
Wesche, K. [1208] Uganda K002096059 Yes
[Naiger] [118] Uganda K002096058 Yes
Harrington, G.N. [107] Uganda K002096063 Yes
Bequaert, J. [4677] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000363485 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lebrun [7447] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002095422 Yes
Hedberg, O. [2015] Kenya K000333621 Yes
Wood, G. [139] Uganda K002096060 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [716] Uganda K002096066 Yes
D'Arcy, W.G. [7726] Rwanda K002095425 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3093] Rwanda K002095423 Yes

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • 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