Cyperaceae
Lepidosperma

Lepidosperma laterale R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 234 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & SE. Australia, New Zealand North Island. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, New Zealand North, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barrett, R.L. & Wilson, K.L. (2012). A review of the genus Lepidosperma Labill. (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae). Australian Systematic Botany 25: 225-294.
  • 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.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1890 Oldfield, A.F. [s.n.] Australia K000960078 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1890 Wilkes, C. [s.n.] Australia K000960074 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1890 Sieber, F.W. [s.n.] Australia K000960073 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1890 Mueller, F.J.H., von [s.n.] Australia K000960079 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1890 Sullivan, D. [s.n.] Australia K000960075 Unknown Type Material Yes
Woolls, W. [s.n.] Australia K000960077 Unknown Type Material Yes
McKay [s.n.] Australia K000960076 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F.J.H., von [s.n.] Australia Lepidosperma laterale var. angustum K000960070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gunn, R.C. [576] Australia Lepidosperma laterale var. angustum K000960072 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mueller, F.J.H., von [s.n.] Australia Lepidosperma laterale var. angustum K000960071 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brown, R. [6038] Australia Lepidosperma laterale var. majus K000960069 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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 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 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