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var. leucocephalus

Taxon

Cyperus niveus var. leucocephalus (Kunth) Fosberg

Protologue Kew Bull. 31(4): 835. 1977 [30 Jun 1977]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
All1var. leucocephalus1
Cyperus obtusiflorus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Lake Sibaya Lodge. 1 Oct 03. 111.jpg

Cyperus obtusiflorus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Lake Sibaya Lodge. 1 Oct 03. 111.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cyperus obtusiflorus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Lake Sibaya Lodge. 1 Oct 03. 110.jpg

Cyperus obtusiflorus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Lake Sibaya Lodge. 1 Oct 03. 110.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cyperus obtusiflorus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Lake Sibaya Lodge. 1 Oct 03. 108.jpg

Cyperus obtusiflorus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Lake Sibaya Lodge. 1 Oct 03. 108.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cyperus obtusiflorus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Lake Sibaya Lodge. 1 Oct 03. 109.jpg

Cyperus obtusiflorus--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Lake Sibaya Lodge. 1 Oct 03. 109.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Occurrences

No collection number

October 1, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Cyperus

Specific Epithet

niveus

Infraspecific Epithet

leucocephalus

Authorship

(Kunth) Fosberg

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Synonyms (1)

Cyperus obtusiflorus Vahl

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy