Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus digitatus Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind. 1: 209 (1820)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Florida, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Galápagos

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Masharabu, T., Bigendako, M.J., Lejoly, J., Nkengurutse, J., Noret, N., Bizuru, E. & Bogaert, J. (2010). Etude analytique de la flore et de la végétation du Parc National de la Ruvubu, Burundi. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 4: 834-856.
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Pereira-Silva, L., Larridon, I., de Oliveira Ribeiro, A.R., Santos, V.M. & Trevisan, R. (2022). Diversity and taxonomy of Cyperus (Cyperaceae) in the Central-West region of Brazil. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 480-545. MBG press.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jaramillo Díaz, P. & Guézou, A. (2017). CDF Checklist of Galapagos Vascular Plants - FCD Lista de especies de Plantas Vasculares de Galápagos http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/vascular-plants/.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Masharabu, T., Bigendako, M.J., Lejoly, J., Nkengurutse, J., Noret, N., Bizuru, E. & Bogaert, J. (2010). Etude analytique de la flore et de la végétation du Parc National de la Ruvubu, Burundi. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 4: 834-856.
  • Pereira-Silva, L., Larridon, I., de Oliveira Ribeiro, A.R., Santos, V.M. & Trevisan, R. (2022). Diversity and taxonomy of Cyperus (Cyperaceae) in the Central-West region of Brazil. Annals from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 480-545. MBG press.
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P. 4, 20 (101): 55 (1936)
  • Fl. Ind. 1: 205 (1832)
  • Hort. Bengal.: 81 (1814)

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Cámara-Leret, R., & Dennehy, Z. (2019). Information gaps in indigenous and local knowledge for science-policy assessments. Nature Sustainability 2:736-741.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11781] Cameroon K000673392 Yes
Oct 1, 2009 Etuge, M. [5162] Cameroon K000673393 Yes
Dec 5, 2008 Roxburgh [s.n.] India K000592520 Type Yes
Apr 1, 1991 Carvalho, A.M.; et al. [3168] Brazil K000188704 Yes
Apr 15, 1985 Schimper [1403] Ethiopia K000321338 Isotype Yes
Apr 15, 1985 Schimper [709] Ethiopia K000321339 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1982 Brito, H.S.; Vinha, S.G. [51] Brazil K000188705 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Kerr, A.F.G. [14339] Thailand K000434913 Yes
Nov 7, 1930 Sir A.G. and Lady Bourne [1421] India K000592519 Yes
Dec 1, 1891 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson [1565] India K000592532 Syntype Yes
Dec 1, 1891 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson [s.n.] India K000592521 Lectotype Yes
Dec 1, 1891 Hostmann [898] Suriname K000602478 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1891 Hostmann [898] Suriname K000602479 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1891 Gardner, G. [s.n.] Brazil K000188703 Yes
Dec 1, 1891 Griffith [6167] Bangladesh K000592561 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1891 Clarke, C.B. [19173] India K000592518 Lectotype Yes
Dec 1, 1891 Hooker, f.; Thomson [s.n.] India K000592558 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1891 Hooker [s.n.] India K000592522 Unknown Type Material Yes
Idjan; Muhtar [263] Indonesia K002291447 Yes
Motley, J. [979] Indonesia K002291442 Yes
Henry [685] China K002479611 Yes
Gambating, A. [SAN96732] Malaysia K002291438 Yes
Marcan, A. [2701] Thailand K000434912 Yes
Henry, A. [11320] China K002479609 Yes
Wilkin, P. [824] Thailand K000434911 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5176] Tanzania K000190404 Yes
Howard, A.J. [16] Thailand K000434909 Yes
Idjan; Muhtar [263] Indonesia K002291446 Yes
Cuadra, A. [A268] Malaysia K002291437 Yes
Weber, C.M. [1083] Philippines K002292041 No
s.coll. [3985] Philippines K002291443 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [6975] Thailand K000434918 Yes
[Verderman] [12] Indonesia K002291445 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4467] Thailand K000434919 Yes
Weber, C.M. [1083] Philippines K002292040 No
{Hugh O' Neill} [8943] Honduras K003725646 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5374] Tanzania K000190604 Yes
Hoed, G.den; Kostermans, A. [695] Thailand K000434917 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [44727] India K000592533 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vanpnuk, P. [1000] Thailand K000434921 Yes
Palmer, E. [73] Mexico K003725643 Yes
Henry, A. [1862] Taiwan K002479613 No
Koorders, S.H. [16687] Indonesia K002291444 Yes
Murata, G.; Iwatsuki, K.; Kato, M.; Mogea, Y. [B-36] Indonesia K002291439 Yes
Oates, E. [s.n.] Burma K000309399 Type Yes
Smitnand, T. [5824] Thailand K000434908 Yes
Put [105] Thailand K000434916 Yes
Howard, A.J. [13] Thailand K000434906 Yes
Hain [2072] Indonesia K002291441 Yes
Ramos, M. [s.n.] Philippines K002292039 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [3263] Thailand K000434905 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3263] Thailand K000434904 Yes
Simpson, D.A.; Casserly, R.; Lamb, A.; Phillipps, A. [89/176] Malaysia K002291440 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [2025] Sudan K000362966 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [480] China K002479612 Yes
Conklin, H.C.; et al. [661] Philippines K002292042 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [4496] Thailand K000434920 Yes
Menendez, F.; et al. [256] Mexico K003725644 Yes
Smitnand, T. [5412] Thailand K000434910 Yes
s.coll. [3223] Mexico K003725641 Yes
Niyomdhm, C.; Sriboonma, D. [1532] Thailand K000434907 Yes
illegible [203] Thailand K000434915 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002479610 Yes
s.coll. [2306] Mexico K003725642 Yes
s.coll. [876] Mexico K003725645 Yes
Gentry, H. [1567] Mexico K003725640 Yes
Marcan, A. [1830] Thailand K000434914 Yes

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • 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/
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