Cyperus castaneus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Subtribus: Cyperinae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus castaneus

Name

Cyperus castaneus Willd., 1797

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dichostylis castanea (Willd.) Palla in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 296 (1888)
• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus castaneus var. brevimucronatus Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 264 (1936)

Homonyms

• Cyperus castaneus Bigelow in Fl. Boston., ed. 3: 19 (1840), nom. illeg. vide Cyperus bipartitus Torr. in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 257 (1836)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Vietnam Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast Regional: Indian subcontinent East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Namibia Regional: Southern Africa Northern Provinces Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1797. Caroli a Linné Species Plantarum exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus synonymis selectis, locis natalibus secundum systema sexuale digestas. Editio quarta. Tomus I. Pars I. Pp. I–XXXI, 1–495. Impensis G. C. Nauk, Berolini [Berlin]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 1: 278

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 castaneus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cyperus castaneus. Published online. Accessed: June 02 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Cyperus castaneus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 June 2025. Reference page.