Eleocharis limosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Eleocharideae
Genus: Eleocharis
Species:

Name

Eleocharis limosa (Schrad.) Schult., 1824

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Limnochloa limosa (Schrad.) Nees in Linnaea 9: 294 (1834)
    • Scirpus limosus Schrad. in Gött. Gel. Anz. 3: 2069 (1821)
  • Heterotypic
    • Eleocharis baronii Baker in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 297 (1883)
    • Eleocharis sororia Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 148 (1837)
    • Limnochloa capensis C.Krauss in Flora 28: 759 (1845)

Homonyms

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces
    • Regional: Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Mozambique

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Vernacular names