Cyperus elegantulus

Cyperus elegantulus

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 elegantulus

Name

Cyperus elegantulus Steud., Flora 25: 583 (1842).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pycreus elegantulus (Steud.) C.B.Clarke in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 536 (1894).
  • Pycreus niger subsp. elegantulus (Steud.) Lye, Nordic J. Bot. 1: 622 (1981).
  • Cyperus niger subsp. elegantulus (Steud.) Lye in R.W.Haines & K.A.Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 271 (1983).
• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus melanocephalus R.Br. in H.Salt, Voy. Abyss., App.: lxii (1814), nom. nud.
  • Cyperus atronitens Hochst., Flora 24(1 Intell.): 20 (1841), nom. nud.
  • Cyperus ischnocormus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 11 (1854).
  • Cyperus elegantulus var. submelanostachyus Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 343 (1936).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Angola; Burundi; Cameroon; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Malawi; Nigeria; Northern Provinces; Rwanda; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Yemen; Zambia; Zaire; Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E.G.v., 1842. Flora oder Allgemeine Botanische Zeitung 25: 583.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus elegantulus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus elegantulus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 14 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus elegantulus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus elegantulus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

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