Cyperus alatus

Cyperus alatus

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 alatus
Subspecies: C. a. subsp. alatus – C. a. subsp. albus – C. a. subsp. ascolepidioides

Name

Cyperus alatus (Nees) F.Muell., Fragm. 8: 272 (1874).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Kyllinga alata Nees, Linnaea 10: 139 (1835).
• Homotypic
  • Kyllinga alba var. alata (Nees) C.B.Clarke in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 526 (1894).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Angola; Botswana; Cape Provinces; Central African Repu; Chad; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Free State; Gabon; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Northern Provinces; Seychelles; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mueller, F.v. 1872–1874. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 8. 304 pp. J. Ferres, Melbourne. BHL Reference page. : 8: 272.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus alatus 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 alatus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 07 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus alatus 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 alatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

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