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
Subtribus: Cyperinae
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 Introduced into: Algeria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bermuda, California, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Chile North, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, Fiji, Florida, France, Galápagos, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New York, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sardegna, Society Is., Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sumatera, Taiwan, Texas, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. 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 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus alternifolius. Published online. Accessed: Feb 06 2020. Reference page.
• 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. Reference page.
• 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