Cyperus confertus

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 confertus

Name

Cyperus confertus Sw., 1788

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chlorocyperus confertus (Sw.) Rikli in Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 564 (1895)
  • Mariscus confertus (Sw.) C.B.Clarke in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 50 (1900), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus bidentatus Vahl in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 330 (1805)
  • Cyperus biuncialis Andersson in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1853: 156 (1855)
  • Cyperus confertus var. bidentatus (Vahl) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 498 (1936)
  • Cyperus confertus var. biuncialis Boeckeler in Linnaea 35: 515 (1868)
  • Cyperus confertus var. debilior Kük. ex Ekman in Ark. Bot. 22A(9): 14 (1929)
  • Cyperus confertus f. debilior (Kük. ex Ekman) Kük. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 188 (1926)
  • Cyperus confertus f. gracillimus Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 498 (1936)
  • Cyperus dissitiflorus Andersson in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1853: 153 (1855), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus jamaicensis Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 166 (1817)
  • Mariscus bidentatus (Vahl) J.Raynal in Adansonia, n.s., 17: 273 (1978)

Homonyms

• Cyperus confertus Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 145 (1791), nom. illeg. vide Cyperus flavidus Retz. in Observ. Bot. 5: 13 (1788)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Aruba, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Western South America Galápagos References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova genera & species plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783–87 digessit Olof Swartz. M. D. X+152 pp., index. M.Swederi, Holmiae [Stockholm] etc. 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 confertus 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 confertus. Published online. Accessed: June 02 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Cyperus confertus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 June 2025. Reference page.