Cyperus elegans subsp. elegans

Cyperus elegans subsp. elegans

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 elegans

Subspecies: C. e. subsp. elegans

Name

Cyperus elegans L. subsp. elegans autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus viscosus Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 20 (1788).
  • Scirpus viscosus Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 142 (1791).
  • Cyperus cubensis Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 42 (1854).
  • Cyperus viviparus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 316 (1855).
  • Cyperus trachynotus Torr. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 227 (1858).
  • Cyperus elegans var. breviradiata Maury, J. Bot. (Morot) 3: 196 (1889).
  • Scirpus potosiensis C.B.Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 89 (1908), not validly publ.
  • Cyperus elegans var. major Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 165 (1936).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Florida; Louisiana; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Mississippi; New Mexico; Texas Continental: Southern America Aruba; Bahamas; Belize; Bolivia; Cayman Is.; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Galpagos; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Leeward Is.; Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua; Peru; Puerto Rico; Society Is.; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 45.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus elegans subsp. elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 07. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: royal flatsedge