Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus callistus Ridl.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2: 143 (1884)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Free State, Kenya, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Cyperus esculentus.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cyperus esculentus.]
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466. [Cited as Cyperus esculentus.]

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Ridl. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 2: 143 (1884).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Robinson, E.A. [1780] Zambia K003722397 Yes
Mitchell, D.S. [956] Zambia K003722395 Yes
Simpson, C.D. [16/15] Zambia K003722398 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1022] Zambia K003722396 Yes
Jan 8, 1979 Baines, T. [s.n.] Botswana Cyperus fulgens K000362652 Type Yes
Jan 8, 1979 Lugard, E.J. [104] Botswana Cyperus fulgens K000362651 Type Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2476] Botswana Cyperus fulgens K003722413 Yes
Goodier, R. [546] Zimbabwe Cyperus fulgens K003722405 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [209] Angola Cyperus fulgens K003722417 Yes
Plowes, D.C.H. [2882] Cyperus fulgens K003722401 Yes
s.coll. [B 8741] Botswana Cyperus fulgens K001611627 Yes
Brown, R.C. [8741] Botswana Cyperus fulgens K003722409 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1589] Botswana Cyperus fulgens K003722411 Yes
Wild, H. [5318] Zimbabwe Cyperus fulgens K003722403 Yes
Barnes, J.I. [90] Cyperus fulgens K003722402 Yes
Barbosa, G.; Moreno, F. [9894A] Angola Cyperus fulgens K003722416 Yes
de Winter, B. [7505] Botswana Cyperus fulgens K003722412 Yes
Smith, P.A. [3222] Botswana Cyperus fulgens K003722414 Yes
Wild, H. [7872] Cyperus fulgens K003722400 Yes
Brown, R.C. [s.n.] Botswana Cyperus fulgens K003722408 Yes
Goodier, J.H. [36] Zimbabwe Cyperus fulgens K003722407 Yes
Ngoni, J.F. [273] Botswana Cyperus fulgens K003722410 Yes
Mshasha, E. [131] Cyperus fulgens K003722404 Yes
Drummond, R.B. [5351] Zimbabwe Cyperus fulgens K003722399 Yes
Goodier, R. [939] Zimbabwe Cyperus fulgens K003722406 Yes
Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. [3259] Botswana Cyperus fulgens K003722415 Yes

Sources

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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