Cyperaceae taxon details
Bolboschoenus nobilis (Ridl.) Goetgh. & D.A.Simpson
1678639 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678639)
accepted
Species
Schoenoplectus nobilis (Ridl.) Lye · unaccepted
Scirpus loeteflorens C.B.Clarke · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Scirpus maritimus var. laeteflorens Kük. · unaccepted
Scirpus maritimus var. nobilis (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke · unaccepted
Scirpus nobilis Ridl. · unaccepted
terrestrial
(of Scirpus nobilis Ridl.) Ridley, H.N. (1884). Descriptions and Notes on new or rare Monocotyledonous Plants from Madagascar, with one from Angola. <em>The Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany.</em> 20: 329-338., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/236907#page/336/mode/1up
page(s): 159 [details]
page(s): 159 [details]
Lectotype (of Scirpus nobilis Ridl.) BM 000812961,...
Lectotype (of Scirpus nobilis Ridl.) BM 000812961, geounit Angola [details]
Description Contralaminar part of leaf sheath apex shallowly concave, with a narrow, membranous band and dark brownish margin; nerves...
Distribution Southern Angona and Namibia
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Kew Bull. 46(1): 173. 1991 [1 Mar 1991] to Kew Bull. 46: 173 (1991),...
Description Contralaminar part of leaf sheath apex shallowly concave, with a narrow, membranous band and dark brownish margin; nerves sharply angled around sheath apex; inflorescence much branched, with 100–200 or more spikelets; achene dark grey green, spotted or blotched with black, rarely all black; achene surface irregular, somewhat shining, with irregularly scattered, minute, distinctly raised blackish papillae; anthers at or after anthesis ≦ 2 mm long, crest red brown, > 0·5 mm long [details]
Distribution Southern Angona and Namibia
Distribution Southern Angona and Namibia [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Kew Bull. 46(1): 173. 1991 [1 Mar 1991] to Kew Bull. 46: 173 (1991),...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Kew Bull. 46(1): 173. 1991 [1 Mar 1991] to Kew Bull. 46: 173 (1991), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Bolboschoenus nobilis (Ridl.) Goetgh. & D.A.Simpson. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678639 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Scirpus nobilis Ridl.) Ridley, H.N. (1884). Descriptions and Notes on new or rare Monocotyledonous Plants from Madagascar, with one from Angola. <em>The Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany.</em> 20: 329-338., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/236907#page/336/mode/1up
page(s): 159 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Goetghebeur, P.; Simpson, D. A. (1991). Critical Notes on <i>Actinoscirpus</i>, <i>Bolboschoenus</i>, <i>Isolepis</i>, <i>Phylloscirpus</i> and <i>Amphiscirpus</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Kew Bulletin.</em> 46(1): 169-178., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/4110756
page(s): 173 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 159 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
new combination reference Goetghebeur, P.; Simpson, D. A. (1991). Critical Notes on <i>Actinoscirpus</i>, <i>Bolboschoenus</i>, <i>Isolepis</i>, <i>Phylloscirpus</i> and <i>Amphiscirpus</i> (Cyperaceae). <em>Kew Bulletin.</em> 46(1): 169-178., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/4110756
page(s): 173 [details] Available for editors





Lectotype (of Scirpus nobilis Ridl.) BM 000812961, geounit Angola [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Contralaminar part of leaf sheath apex shallowly concave, with a narrow, membranous band and dark brownish margin; nerves sharply angled around sheath apex; inflorescence much branched, with 100–200 or more spikelets; achene dark grey green, spotted or blotched with black, rarely all black; achene surface irregular, somewhat shining, with irregularly scattered, minute, distinctly raised blackish papillae; anthers at or after anthesis ≦ 2 mm long, crest red brown, > 0·5 mm long [details]Distribution Southern Angona and Namibia [details]
Habitat Water holes, sides of rivers and streams; 700-1200 m. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Kew Bull. 46(1): 173. 1991 [1 Mar 1991] to Kew Bull. 46: 173 (1991), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Scirpus nobilis Ridl.)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bolboschoenus nobilis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus nobilis Ridl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus maritimus var. laeteflorens Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus loeteflorens C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Schoenoplectus nobilis (Ridl.) Lye)
To Natural History Museum, London (Scirpus nobilis BM000812961 lectotype 1) (from synonym Scirpus nobilis Ridl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus maritimus var. laeteflorens Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus nobilis Ridl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Schoenoplectus nobilis (Ridl.) Lye)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bolboschoenus nobilis K000244812 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Scirpus loeteflorens C.B.Clarke)
To The Plant List (from synonym Scirpus maritimus var. nobilis (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bolboschoenus nobilis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus nobilis Ridl.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus maritimus var. laeteflorens Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Scirpus loeteflorens C.B.Clarke)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Schoenoplectus nobilis (Ridl.) Lye)
To Natural History Museum, London (Scirpus nobilis BM000812961 lectotype 1) (from synonym Scirpus nobilis Ridl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus maritimus var. laeteflorens Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Scirpus nobilis Ridl.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Schoenoplectus nobilis (Ridl.) Lye)
To Plants of the World Online
To Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bolboschoenus nobilis K000244812 type 1)
To The Plant List (from synonym Scirpus loeteflorens C.B.Clarke)
To The Plant List (from synonym Scirpus maritimus var. nobilis (Ridl.) C.B.Clarke)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym