Cyperus guatemalensis

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 guatemalensis

Name

Cyperus guatemalensis Steud., 1854

Homonyms

• Cyperus guatemalensis Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 297 (1919 publ. 1920), nom. illeg. vide Cyperus luzulae (L.) Retz. in Observ. Bot. 4: 11 (1786)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala Regional: Caribbean Leeward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E. 1854–1855. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. Pars II. Cyperaceae et Familiae affines, Restiaceae, Eriocauloneae, Xyrideae, Desvauxieae, Junceae. iii + 348 pp., J.B.Metzler, Stuttgardiae. BHL Reference page. : 2: 47

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cyperus guatemalensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cyperus guatemalensis. Published online. Accessed: June 03 2025. Reference page.