Cyperus elegans

Cyperus elegans

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 elegans
Subspecies: C. e. subsp. elegans – C. e. subsp. rubiginosus

Name

Cyperus elegans L., Sp. Pl.: 45 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Papyrus elegans (L.) G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 22 (1830).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Florida; Louisiana; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Mississippi; New Mexico; Texas Continental: Southern America Aruba; Bahamas; Belize; Bolivia; Cayman Is.; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Galpagos; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Leeward Is.; Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua; Peru; Puerto Rico; Society Is.; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 45.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus elegans. Published online. Accessed: Feb 07 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 07. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus elegans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• Cyperus elegans – Taxon details on The Linnean Collections.

Vernacular names

English: royal flatsedge

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