Cyperus alopecuroides

Cyperus alopecuroides

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 alopecuroides

Name

Cyperus alopecuroides Rottb., 1773

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chlorocyperus alopecuroides (Rottb.) Grossh. in Fl. Kavkaza 1: 150 (1928)
  • Juncellus alopecuroides (Rottb.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 595 (1893)
• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus alopecuroides var. digynus Boeckeler in Linnaea 36: 322 (1870)
  • Cyperus alopecuroides f. latifolius Peter ex Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 73 (1935)
  • Cyperus alopecuroides f. pallidiflorus (Peter) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 72 (1935)
  • Cyperus bidentatus Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 7: 250 (1806), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus compositus R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 217 (1810)
  • Cyperus exaltatus var. digynus (Boeckeler) F.N.Williams in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 224 (1904)
  • Cyperus fastigiatus Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 14 (1775), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus glaucus Willd. ex Kunth in Enum. Pl. 2: 20 (1837)
  • Cyperus glomeratus Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 1: 277 (1797), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus poiretii Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 223 (1817)
  • Juncellus pallidiflorus Peter in Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., Phys.-Math. Kl., n.f., 13(2): 48 (1928)

Homonyms

• Cyperus alopecuroides J.Koenig ex Roxb., nom. illeg. = Cyperus exaltatus var. exaltatus
• Cyperus alopecuroides Thunb., nom. illeg. = Cyperus thunbergii Vahl

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Bangladesh, India, Pakistan Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Vietnam, Lesser Sunda Is. Regional: Southwestern Asia Lebanon-Syria, East Aegean Is., Palestine Regional: Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia, Yemen Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Senegal, Togo Regional: Central Africa Botswana, Burkina, Chad, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: Macaronesia Canary Is., Cape Verde Regional: Mascareñas Comoros, Seychelles Regional: Northern Africa Egypt Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania Regional: Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia Introduced into: Florida, Leeward Is., Nansei-shoto, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rottbøll. C.F. 1773. Descriptionum et Iconum Rariores et pro maxima parte novas plantas illustrantium liber primus. Hafniae [Copenhagen], Sumptibus Societatis Typographicae. BHL Reference page.  20.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. & Simpson, D.A. 2007. World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges. 765 pp., The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-199-0 Reference page. .

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cyperus alopecuroides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cyperus alopecuroides. Published online. Accessed: June 01 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Cyperus alopecuroides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 June 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus alopecuroides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

• polski: Cibora wyczyńcowata