Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus denudatus L.f.

First published in Suppl. Pl.: 102 (1782)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa to N. Australia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Congo, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Mauritius

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.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 338 (1901).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 55 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 169, figs.319–321 (1983).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 190 (2010).
  • Kükenthal in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4, 20(101): 255 (1936).
  • L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 102 (1782).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Marais, W. & Araujo, A.C. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 202: 1-99. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P. 4, 20 (101): 255 (1936)
  • F.T.A. 8: 338 (1902)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 439 (1997).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 169, figs. 319–321 (1983)
  • Suppl. Pl.: 98 (1782)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9890] Cameroon K000673200 Yes
Aug 1, 1892 Drège, J. F. [S.n.] South Africa K002090435 Yes
Aug 1, 1892 Baron, R. [4456] Madagascar K000362667 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1892 Baron, R. [4456] Madagascar K000362668 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1892 Wallich [S.n.] South Africa K002090436 Yes
Aug 1, 1892 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000362861 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1892 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000362862 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.n. [1363] K002090434 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [430] Zambia K003723255 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5469] Zambia K003723253 Yes
Barbosa, L.A.G.; de Lemos, F. [7946] Mozambique K003723241 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [1332] Uganda K003069142 Yes
Swynnerton [s.n.] Mozambique K003723248 Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13092] Madagascar K000362665 Type Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13092] Madagascar K000362666 Type Yes
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [13092] Madagascar K000362664 Type Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [1042KBS] Zambia K003723256 Yes
Wood, G.H.S. [969] Uganda K003069147 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [2555KBS] Zambia K003723251 Yes
Rose, F. [10229] Uganda K003069149 Yes
Norman, E.M. [137] Uganda K003069139 Yes
s.coll. [7954] Zambia K003723254 Yes
Balsinhas, A. [607] Mozambique K003723243 Yes
Norman, E.M. [182] Uganda K003069140 Yes
Zeyher, C.L.P. [S.n.] South Africa K001691333 Yes
Gomes Pedro, J. [4215] Mozambique K003723245 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A. [5373] Uganda K003069143 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5168] Tanzania K000190396 Yes
Kornas, J. [2754] Zambia K003723260 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6701] Zambia K003723250 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [1337] Uganda K003069144 Yes
Stephens, J.E.M. [S 2] Uganda K003069145 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1042] Zambia K003723257 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [220] K003723246 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5207] Tanzania K000190435 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [29401] Mozambique K003723244 Yes
Thomas, H. [3877] Uganda K003069148 Yes
Schneider, H.J. [2467] Tanzania K003069204 Yes
s.coll. [11900] Mozambique K003723247 Yes
Langdale-Brown, I. [1983] Uganda K003069146 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [4018] Uganda K003069138 Yes
Katende; Sheil [s.n.] Uganda K003069141 Yes
Groenendijk, E.M.C.; Dungo, J. [1926] Mozambique K003723240 Yes
de Koning, J. [7122] Mozambique K003723242 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [934] Zambia K003723261 Yes
White, F. [7581] Zambia K003723258 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [887] Zambia K003723252 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [27510] Mozambique K003723249 Yes
White, F. [6394] Zambia K003723259 Yes
Rose, F. [10,049] Uganda K003069150 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4021] Zambia Cyperus kasamensis K000362637 Type Yes
Daveau, M. [s.n.] Cyperus corymbosus K002479298 Yes

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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