Cyperus imbricatus

Cyperus imbricatus

Cyperus imbricatus

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 imbricatus

Name

Cyperus imbricatus Retz., 1788

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus anabaptistus Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 37 (1854)
  • Cyperus biceps Vahl in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 368 (1805)
  • Cyperus campestris Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 35 (1842)
  • Cyperus confertiflorus Schult. in Mant. 2: 131 (1824)
  • Cyperus dense-spicatus Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 105 (1916)
  • Cyperus densiflorus Link in Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 88 (1820)
  • Cyperus densispicatus Cherm. in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 27: 317 (1921), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus digitatus Nees in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 85 (1834), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus flexifolius Boeckeler in Flora 62: 549 (1879)
  • Cyperus imbricatus var. capitatus (Boeckeler) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 70 (1935)
  • Cyperus imbricatus var. dense-spicatus (Hayata) Ohwi in Mem. Coll. Sci. Kyoto Imp. Univ., Ser. B, Biol. 18(1): 128 (1944)
  • Cyperus imbricatus subsp. elongatus (Boeckeler) T.Koyama in Fl. Taiwan 5: 260 (1978)
  • Cyperus imbricatus var. elongatus (Boeckeler) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 71 (1935)
  • Cyperus imbricatus var. minor (Boeckeler) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 70 (1935)
  • Cyperus imbricatus var. multiflorus Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 71 (1935)
  • Cyperus imbricatus var. viridispicatus (Boeckeler) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(Heft 101): 71 (1935)
  • Cyperus involucratus Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 7: 253 (1806), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus macrosciadion Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 37 (1854)
  • Cyperus mediorubescens Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 106 (1916)
  • Cyperus obscurus Nees in Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 27 (1854)
  • Cyperus radiatus Vahl in Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 369 (1805), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus radiatus var. capitatus Boeckeler in Linnaea 36: 319 (1870)
  • Cyperus radiatus var. elongatus Boeckeler in Linnaea 36: 319 (1870)
  • Cyperus radiatus var. minor Boeckeler in Linnaea 36: 319 (1870)
  • Cyperus roylei Arn. in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 85 (1834)
  • Cyperus semidives Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 36 (1854)
  • Cyperus spicatus J.Presl & C.Presl in Reliq. Haenk. 1: 173 (1828)
  • Cyperus verticillatus Roxb. in Fl. Ind. 1: 209 (1820)
  • Cyperus viridispicatus Boeckeler in Beitr. Cyper. 2: 8 (1890)
  • Dichostylis radiata (Vahl) Palla in Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 17(Beibl.): 8 (1911)
  • Mariscus leptochloides Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 317 (1855)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional: Tropics & Subtropics Afghanistan, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zambia, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Germany, Palestine References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Retzius, A.J. 1788. Observationes Botanicae: sex fasciculis comprehensae. Fasc. 5. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Siegfried Lebrecht Crusium. BHL Reference page. : 5:12.

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 imbricatus 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 imbricatus. Published online. Accessed: June 03 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Cyperus imbricatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 June 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus imbricatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page.