Cyperus gracilis

Cyperus gracilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Subtribus: Cyperinae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus gracilis

Name

Cyperus gracilis R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 213 (1810).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eucyperus gracilis (R.Br.) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 568 (1895).
• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus gracilis f. viviparus Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 421 (1915).

Homonyms

• Cyperus gracilis Buchanan, nom. illeg. = Cyperus eragrostis Lam.
• Cyperus gracilis Link, nom. illeg. = Cyperus esculentus L.
• Cyperus gracilis Muhl., nom. illeg. = Cyperus haspan L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific New Caledonia Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales; Norfolk Is.; Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 213.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus gracilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Feb 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus gracilis. Published online. Accessed Feb 08 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus gracilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Feb 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus gracilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 08 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus gracilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: slimjim flatsedge

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