Taxon:  Schoenoplectus corymbosus (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) J. Raynal



Summary
Genus:
Schoenoplectus
Family:
Cyperaceae
Subfamily:
Cyperoideae
Tribe:
Fuireneae
Nomen number:
465109
Place of publication:
B. Peyre de Fabregues & J. P. Lebrun, Cat. pl. vasc. Niger 343.  1976
Verified:
05/06/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Isolepis corymbosa Roth ex Roem. & Schult.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  2. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  3. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  4. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  5. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  6. Simpson, D. A. & C. A. Inglis. 2001. Cyperaceae of economic, ethnobotanical and horticultural importance: a checklist. Kew Bull. 56:334.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBurkina Faso  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia w.Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (w.), Pakistan
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain

Reference(s)
  1. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  2. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  3. Govaerts, R. & D. A. Simpson. 2007. World checklist of Cyperaceae, sedges.
  4. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  5. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialsfiber Simpson, D. A. & C. A. Inglis. 2001. Cyperaceae of economic, ethnobotanical and horticultural importance: a checklist. Kew Bull. 56:334.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Simpson, D. A. & C. A. Inglis. 2001. Cyperaceae of economic, ethnobotanical and horticultural importance: a checklist. Kew Bull. 56:334.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=465109. Accessed 6 November 2026.