Cyperus alternifolius

Cyperus alternifolius

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
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus alternifolius
Subspecies: C. a. subsp. alternifolius – C. a. subsp. flabelliformis – C. a. subsp. textilis

Name

Cyperus alternifolius L., Mant. Pl. 1: 28 (1767).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cyperus frondosus Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 30 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Eucyperus alternifolius (L.) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 568 (1895).

Homonyms

• Cyperus alternifolius Steud., orth. var. = Cyperus alterniflorus R.Br.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Algeria; Angola; Azores; Bahamas; Benin; Burundi; Cameroon; Canary Is.; Cape Provinces; Cape Verde; Chad; Congo; Corse; Costa Rica; Djibouti; Egypt; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Liberia; Madagascar; Madeira; Malawi; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mozambique; Nigeria; Reunion; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Society Is.; Somalia; Sudan; Tanzania; Tunisia; Tuvalu; Uganda; Zambia; Zaire; Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia; Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1767. Mantissa Plantarum. Generum editionis VI. et Specierum editionis II. [1]: 1–142 + index (2 pp.). Holmiae. BHL Reference page. : 1:28.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus alternifolius in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus alternifolius. Published online. Accessed: Feb 06 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus alternifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus alternifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus alternifolius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

italiano: Falso papiro
polski: Cibora zmienna

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