Cyperus brevifolius

Cyperus brevifolius

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 brevifolius
Varietates: C. b. var. brevifolius – C. b. var. stellulatus

Name

Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk., Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt.: 24 (1844).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb., Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl.: 13 (1773).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropics & Subtropics Afghanistan; Alabama; Aldabra; Andaman Is.; Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Ascension; Assam; Azores; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia; Borneo; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil West-Central; California; Cameroon; Canary Is.; Cayman Is.; Central African Repu; Central American Pac; Chagos Archipelago; China North-Central; China South-Central; China Southeast; Christmas I.; Cocos (Keeling) Is.; Colombia; Comoros; Cook Is.; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; East Himalaya; Easter Is.; Ecuador; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Fiji; Florida; French Guiana; Gabon; Galpagos; Georgia; Gilbert Is.; Guatemala; Guyana; Hainan; Haiti; Hawaii; Honduras; India; Jamaica; Japan; Jawa; Kazan-retto; Kenya; Kermadec Is.; Korea; KwaZulu-Natal; Laccadive Is.; Laos; Leeward Is.; Lesser Sunda Is.; Liberia; Louisiana; Madagascar; Madeira; Malaya; Maluku; Manchuria; Marianas; Marquesas; Mauritius; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Mississippi; Mozambique Channel I; Nansei-shoto; Nepal; New Guinea; New South Wales; New Zealand North; Nicaragua; Nicobar Is.; Nigeria; Niue; Norfolk Is.; North Carolina; Northern Territory; Ogasawara-shoto; Oklahoma; Pakistan; Panam; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Pitcairn Is.; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Queensland; Rodrigues; Runion; Samoa; Seychelles; Society Is.; Socotra; South Australia; South Carolina; South China Sea; Spain; Sri Lanka; St.Helena; Sudan; Sulawesi; Sumatera; Suriname; Taiwan; Tanzania; Texas; Thailand; Tibet; Togo; Tokelau-Manihiki; Tonga; Trinidad-Tobago; Tuamotu; Uganda; Uruguay; Venezuela; Victoria; Vietnam; Wallis-Futuna Is.; West Himalaya; Western Australia; Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hasskarl, J.C., 1844. Catalogus Plantarum in Horto Botanico Bogoriensi Cultarum Alter: 24

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus brevifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus brevifolius. Published online. Accessed: Feb 12 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus brevifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus brevifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: কেঞাবন
English: Globe Kyllinga, Mullumbimby Couch, Shortleaf Spikesedge
suomi: Töpökeriö
한국어: 파대가리
中文: 短葉水蜈蚣

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