Cyperaceae taxon details
Ficinia Schrad.
Acrolepis Schrad. · unaccepted
Anthophyllum Steud. · unaccepted
Chamaexiphium Hochst. ex Steud. · unaccepted
Desmoschoenus Hook.f. · unaccepted
Hemichlaena Schrad. · unaccepted
Hypolepis P.Beauv. ex T.Lestib. · unaccepted
Hypophialium Nees · unaccepted
Melancranis Vahl · unaccepted
Pleurachne Schrad. · unaccepted
Schoenidium Nees · unaccepted
Sickmannia Nees · unaccepted
- Species Ficinia acrostachys (Steud.) C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia acuminata Nees
- Species Ficinia albicans Nees
- Species Ficinia anceps Nees
- Species Ficinia angustifolia (Schrad.) C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia anysbergensis Muasya
- Species Ficinia arenicola T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray
- Species Ficinia argyropus Nees
- Species Ficinia arnoldii Tshiila & Muasya
- Species Ficinia atrostachya H.Pfeiff.
- Species Ficinia bolusiana Muasya & C.H.Stirt.
- Species Ficinia borealis Lye
- Species Ficinia brevifolia Nees ex Kunth
- Species Ficinia bulbosa (L.) Nees
- Species Ficinia capillifolia (Schrad.) C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia capitella (Thunb.) Nees
- Species Ficinia capitellum (Thunb.) Nees
- Species Ficinia cedarbergensis T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray
- Species Ficinia ciliata Boeckeler
- Species Ficinia cinnamomea C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia comparbergensis Drège ex Steud.
- Species Ficinia crinita (Poir.) B.L Burtt
- Species Ficinia dasystachys C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia deusta (P.J.Bergius) Levyns
- Species Ficinia distans C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia dunensis Levyns
- Species Ficinia dura Turrill
- Species Ficinia echinata Muasya
- Species Ficinia ecklonea (Steud.) Nees
- Species Ficinia elatior Levyns
- Species Ficinia eligulata Gordon-Gray ex Muasya
- Species Ficinia esterhuyseniae Muasya
- Species Ficinia fascicularis Nees
- Species Ficinia fastigiata (Thunb.) Nees
- Species Ficinia filiculmea B.L.Burtt
- Species Ficinia filiformis (Lam.) Schrad.
- Species Ficinia gracilis Schrad.
- Species Ficinia grandiflora T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray
- Species Ficinia gydomontana T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray
- Species Ficinia hemiuncialis (C.B.Clarke) Muasya
- Species Ficinia incomtula (Nees) Muasya
- Species Ficinia indica (Lam.) H.Pfeiff.
- Species Ficinia involuta Nees
- Species Ficinia ixioides Nees
- Species Ficinia jardinei Muasya & C.H.Stirt.
- Species Ficinia laciniata (Thunb.) Nees
- Species Ficinia laevis Nees
- Species Ficinia lateralis (Vahl) Kunth
- Species Ficinia latifolia T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray
- Species Ficinia leiocarpa Nees
- Species Ficinia leucoloma (Nees) Muasya
- Species Ficinia levynsiae T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray
- Species Ficinia limosa Levyns
- Species Ficinia lucida C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia macowanii C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia micrantha C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia minuta (Turrill) Muasya
- Species Ficinia minutiflora C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia montana Tshiila & Muasya
- Species Ficinia monticola Kunth
- Species Ficinia mucronata C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia nana B.L.Burtt
- Species Ficinia neocapensis Muasya
- Species Ficinia nigrescens (Schrad.) J.Raynal
- Species Ficinia nodosa (Rottb.) Goetgh., Muasya & D.A.Simpson
- Species Ficinia oligantha (Steud.) J.Raynal
- Species Ficinia overbergensis Muasya & C.H.Stirt.
- Species Ficinia pallens (Schrad.) Nees
- Species Ficinia paradoxa (Schrad.) Nees
- Species Ficinia petrophylla T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray
- Species Ficinia pinguior C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia polystachya Levyns
- Species Ficinia praemorsa Nees
- Species Ficinia pusilla C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia pygmaea Boeckeler
- Species Ficinia quartzicola Muasya & Helme
- Species Ficinia quinquangularis Boeckeler
- Species Ficinia radiata (L.f.) Kunth
- Species Ficinia ramosissima Kunth
- Species Ficinia repens Kunth
- Species Ficinia rigida Levyns
- Species Ficinia secunda (Vahl) Kunth
- Species Ficinia spiralis (A.Rich.) Muasya & de Lange
- Species Ficinia stirtonii Muasya
- Species Ficinia stolonifera Boeckeler
- Species Ficinia swartruggensis Muasya & C.H.Stirt.
- Species Ficinia sylvatica Kunth
- Species Ficinia trichodes (Schrad.) B.D.Jacks.
- Species Ficinia tristachya (Rottb.) Nees
- Species Ficinia trollii (Kük.) Muasya & D.A.Simpson
- Species Ficinia truncata (Thunb.) Schrad.
- Species Ficinia undosa B.L.Burtt
- Species Ficinia zeyheri Boeckeler
- Species Ficinia acuminata Kunth accepted as Ficinia acuminata Nees
- Species Ficinia ambigua Steud. accepted as Fimbristylis dichotoma subsp. dichotoma (L.) Vahl
- Species Ficinia angustifolia (Schrad.) Levyns accepted as Ficinia angustifolia (Schrad.) C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia anomala (Retz.) Steud. accepted as Hypolytrum nemorum subsp. nemorum (Vahl) Spreng.
- Species Ficinia antarctica (L.) Nees ex Kunth accepted as Isolepis diabolica (Steud.) Schrad.
- Species Ficinia antarctica Nees accepted as Isolepis diabolica (Steud.) Schrad.
- Species Ficinia aphylla Nees accepted as Ficinia lateralis (Vahl) Kunth
- Species Ficinia atrata (Schrad.) Nees accepted as Ficinia indica (Lam.) H.Pfeiff.
- Species Ficinia bergiana Kunth accepted as Ficinia tristachya (Rottb.) Nees
- Species Ficinia bicolor (Carmich.) H.Pfeiff. accepted as Isolepis bicolor Carmich.
- Species Ficinia bolusii Boeckeler accepted as Ficinia pallens var. lithosperma (Boeckeler) T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray
- Species Ficinia bracteata Boeckeler accepted as Ficinia nigrescens (Schrad.) J.Raynal
- Species Ficinia canaliculata H.Pfeiff. accepted as Hellmuthia membranacea (Thunb.) R.W.Haines & Lye
- Species Ficinia capillaris Nees ex C.B.Clarke accepted as Ficinia filiformis (Lam.) Schrad.
- Species Ficinia capillaris (Nees) Levyns accepted as Ficinia filiformis (Lam.) Schrad.
- Species Ficinia caricoidea (Steud.) H.Pfeiff. accepted as Ficinia angustifolia (Schrad.) C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia clandestina (Steud.) Boeckeler accepted as Cyperus clandestinus Steud.
- Species Ficinia commutata (Nees) Kunth accepted as Ficinia gracilis Schrad.
- Species Ficinia composita Nees accepted as Ficinia laciniata (Thunb.) Nees
- Species Ficinia conifera Nees accepted as Ficinia deusta (P.J.Bergius) Levyns
- Species Ficinia contexta (Nees) Nees accepted as Bulbostylis contexta (Nees) Bodard
- Species Ficinia contorta (Nees) H.Pfeiff. accepted as Ficinia stolonifera Boeckeler
- Species Ficinia costata (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) H.Pfeiff. accepted as Isolepis costata Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Species Ficinia decidua H.Pfeiff. accepted as Ficinia monticola Kunth
- Species Ficinia dispar (Spreng.) Fourc. accepted as Ficinia secunda (Vahl) Kunth
- Species Ficinia dregeana Kunth accepted as Ficinia laevis Nees
- Species Ficinia dregeana (Steud.) H.Pfeiff. accepted as Ficinia pygmaea Boeckeler
- Species Ficinia elongata Boeckeler accepted as Ficinia acuminata Nees
- Species Ficinia ferruginea (Nees ex Boeckeler) C.B.Clarke accepted as Ficinia trichodes (Schrad.) B.D.Jacks.
- Species Ficinia filamentosa Nees accepted as Ficinia filiformis (Lam.) Schrad.
- Species Ficinia filiformis (Burm.f.) Beetle accepted as Ficinia nigrescens (Schrad.) J.Raynal
- Species Ficinia filiformis Nees accepted as Ficinia stolonifera Boeckeler
- Species Ficinia fimbriata C.A.Mey. ex C.B.Clarke accepted as Ficinia paradoxa (Schrad.) Nees
- Species Ficinia foliaceobracteata H.Pfeiff. accepted as Cyperus cephalotes Vahl
- Species Ficinia guttata Endl. accepted as Ficinia nodosa (Rottb.) Goetgh., Muasya & D.A.Simpson
- Species Ficinia ignorata Boeckeler accepted as Ficinia acuminata Nees
- Species Ficinia kunthiana Boeckeler accepted as Ficinia acuminata Nees
- Species Ficinia latinux C.B.Clarke accepted as Ficinia filiformis (Lam.) Schrad.
- Species Ficinia leiocarpa Zeyh. ex C.B.Clarke accepted as Ficinia sylvatica Kunth
- Species Ficinia lipocarphioides Kük. accepted as Cyperus lipocarphoides (Kük.) Lye
- Species Ficinia lithosperma Boeckeler accepted as Ficinia pallens var. lithosperma (Boeckeler) T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray
- Species Ficinia longifolia (Nees) C.B.Clarke accepted as Ficinia angustifolia (Schrad.) C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia ludwigii Boeckeler accepted as Ficinia filiformis (Lam.) Schrad.
- Species Ficinia marginata (Thunb.) Fourc. accepted as Isolepis marginata (Thunb.) A.Dietr.
- Species Ficinia membranacea (Thunb.) Kunth accepted as Hellmuthia membranacea (Thunb.) R.W.Haines & Lye
- Species Ficinia micrantha Boeckeler ex C.B.Clarke accepted as Ficinia angustifolia (Schrad.) C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia pallida Nees accepted as Ficinia indica (Lam.) H.Pfeiff.
- Species Ficinia poiretii Kunth accepted as Ficinia ecklonea (Steud.) Nees
- Species Ficinia praeusta Nees accepted as Ficinia laevis Nees
- Species Ficinia pseudoschoenus (Steud.) Fourc. accepted as Ficinia tristachya (Rottb.) Nees
- Species Ficinia pulchella Kunth accepted as Schoenoplectiella pulchella (Kunth) J.R.Starr
- Species Ficinia punctata Hochst. accepted as Ficinia leiocarpa Nees
- Species Ficinia rehmanniana Boeckeler ex C.B.Clarke accepted as Ficinia angustifolia (Schrad.) C.B.Clarke
- Species Ficinia rugulosa C.B.Clarke accepted as Ficinia filiformis (Lam.) Schrad.
- Species Ficinia scariosa (Thunb.) Nees accepted as Ficinia deusta (P.J.Bergius) Levyns
- Species Ficinia schinziana Boeckeler accepted as Isolepis diabolica (Steud.) Schrad.
- Species Ficinia semibracteata Nees accepted as Ficinia leiocarpa Nees
- Species Ficinia setiformis Schrad. accepted as Ficinia indica (Lam.) H.Pfeiff.
- Species Ficinia steudelii Nees ex Kunth accepted as Ficinia ecklonea (Steud.) Nees
- Species Ficinia striata (Thunb.) Kunth accepted as Ficinia indica (Lam.) H.Pfeiff.
- Species Ficinia subacuta C.B.Clarke accepted as Ficinia tristachya (Rottb.) Nees
- Species Ficinia tenuifolia Kunth accepted as Ficinia filiformis (Lam.) Schrad.
- Species Ficinia thyrsoidea H.Pfeiff. accepted as Ficinia stolonifera Boeckeler
- Species Ficinia tribracteata Boeckeler accepted as Ficinia tristachya (Rottb.) Nees
- Species Ficinia trigyna (L.) Druce accepted as Ficinia deusta (P.J.Bergius) Levyns
- Species Ficinia trinkleriana H.Pfeiff. accepted as Carpha capitellata (Nees) Boeckeler
- Species Ficinia trispicata (L.f.) Druce accepted as Ficinia sylvatica Kunth
- Species Ficinia varia Boeckeler accepted as Ficinia indica (Lam.) H.Pfeiff.
- Species Ficinia involucrata Nees (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Ficinia ligulata C.B.Clarke (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Ficinia nuda Boeckeler (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Ficinia schlechteriana H.Pfeiff. (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Ficinia tenuis (Eckl. ex Kunth) C.B.Clarke (uncertain > unassessed)
terrestrial
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: TPL1.1 Update namepublishedIn from Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. Recent. 7: 143. 1832. to...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: TPL1.1 Update namepublishedIn from Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. Recent. 7: 143. 1832. to Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. Recent. 7: 143 (1832), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Ficinia Schrad.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1675269 on 2025-04-01
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Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: TPL1.1 Update namepublishedIn from Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. Recent. 7: 143. 1832. to Commentat. Soc. Regiae Sci. Gott. Recent. 7: 143 (1832), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Desmoschoenus) (from synonym Desmoschoenus Hook.f.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ficinia)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hypolepis) (from synonym Hypolepis P.Beauv. ex T.Lestib.)
To Genbank (from synonym Desmoschoenus Hook.f.)
To Genbank
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Desmoschoenus Hook.f.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Melancranis Vahl)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Hemichlaena Schrad.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Hypophialium Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Sickmannia Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Hypolepis P.Beauv. ex T.Lestib.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Pleurachne Schrad.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Acrolepis Schrad.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Anthophyllum Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Schoenidium Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Chamaexiphium Hochst. ex Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Chamaexiphium Hochst. ex Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Schoenidium Nees)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Anthophyllum Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Acrolepis Schrad.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Hypolepis P.Beauv. ex T.Lestib.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Pleurachne Schrad.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Sickmannia Nees)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Hypophialium Nees)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Hemichlaena Schrad.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Melancranis Vahl)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Desmoschoenus Hook.f.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ficinia)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hypolepis) (from synonym Hypolepis P.Beauv. ex T.Lestib.)
To Genbank (from synonym Desmoschoenus Hook.f.)
To Genbank
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Desmoschoenus Hook.f.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Melancranis Vahl)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Hemichlaena Schrad.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Hypophialium Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Sickmannia Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Hypolepis P.Beauv. ex T.Lestib.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Pleurachne Schrad.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Acrolepis Schrad.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Anthophyllum Steud.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Schoenidium Nees)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Chamaexiphium Hochst. ex Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Chamaexiphium Hochst. ex Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Schoenidium Nees)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Anthophyllum Steud.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Acrolepis Schrad.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Hypolepis P.Beauv. ex T.Lestib.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Pleurachne Schrad.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Sickmannia Nees)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Hypophialium Nees)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Hemichlaena Schrad.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Melancranis Vahl)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Desmoschoenus Hook.f.)