Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus derreilema Steud.

First published in Flora 25: 585 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Malawi. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

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.
  • 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.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 343 (1901).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 155, fig.285 (1983).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 197 (2010).
  • Kükenthal in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4, 20(101): 199 (1935), as dereilema.
  • Steud. in Flora 25: 585 (1842).

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P. 4, 20 (101): 199 (1936), as dereilema
  • F.T.A. 8: 343 (1902)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 435 (1997).
  • Flora 25: 585 (1842)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 155, fig. 285 (1983)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [7954A] Tanzania K003068473 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14922] Kenya K003068457 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [3861] Uganda K003068445 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C.; Mwasumbi, L. [1742] Tanzania K003068475 Yes
Brass, L.J. [16698] Malawi K003722782 Yes
Robson, N.K.B. [363] Malawi K003722784 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14922] Kenya K003068458 Yes
Alluaud, C. [201] Kenya K003068464 Yes
A.S.T. [Th1795] Uganda K003068453 Yes
Bally [B8506] Kenya K003068472 Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [1865] Malawi K003722789 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1457] Kenya K003068463 Yes
Katende [900] Uganda K003068443 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C.; Mwasumbi, L. [1742] Tanzania K003068484 Yes
Geilinger [2751] Tanzania K003068481 Yes
Hemp, A. [5802] Tanzania K003068483 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3061] Kenya K003068470 Yes
James, E.P. [s.n.] Kenya K003068454 Yes
Wesche, K. [627] Uganda K003068448 Yes
Schimper [659] Ethiopia K000321367 Type Yes
Salubeni, A.J. [1868] Malawi K003722788 Yes
Richards, H.M. [10987] Zambia K003722790 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K003068465 Yes
Hedberg, O. [1516] Kenya K003068461 Yes
Naiga [261] Uganda K003068450 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [5297] Malawi K003722783 Yes
Wesche, K. [670] Uganda K003068449 Yes
Geilinger [2901] Tanzania K003068476 Yes
Mwangargi, O.M. [996] Kenya K003068468 Yes
Napper, D.M.; Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [1834] Kenya K003068471 Yes
Osmaston, H.A. [3823] Uganda K003068446 Yes
s.coll. [JMG93944] Tanzania K003068478 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1457] Kenya K003068462 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P329] Uganda K003068451 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Kwatha, R.B. [2655] Malawi K003722786 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [767] Uganda K003068447 Yes
Haines, R.W. [4307] Kenya K003068467 Yes
Bogdan [3249] Kenya K003068460 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7731] Uganda K003068444 Yes
Patel, I.H.; Kwatha, R.B. [2655] Malawi K003722787 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [7633] Tanzania K003068474 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB3249] Kenya K003068459 Yes
Rob, E.; Fries, T.C.E. [772] Kenya K003068455 Yes
Rob, E.; Fries, T.C.E. [1435] Kenya K003068456 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [3554] Uganda K003068452 Yes
s.coll. [JMG93944] Tanzania K003068480 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [3149] Tanzania K003068477 Yes
Perdue, R.E.; Kibuwa, S.P. [9208] Kenya K003068466 Yes
s.coll. [JMG93944] Tanzania K003068479 Yes
Peter, A. [41961] Tanzania K000321428 Syntype Yes
D'Arcy, W.G. [7433] Kenya K003068469 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [7359] Malawi K003722785 Yes
Geilinger [4447] Tanzania K003068482 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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 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