Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus exaltatus Retz.

First published in Observ. Bot. 5: 11 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Australia, Argentina. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Queensland, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • 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.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Verloove, F. (2014). A conspectus of Cyperus s.l. (Cyperaceae) in Europe (incl. Azores, Madeira and Canary islands), with emphasis on non-native naturalised species. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 69: 179-223.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 8: 370
  • Kük. in Engl., Pflanzenr. Cyper. 64. (1936)
  • Obs. 5: 11 (1789)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 370 (1901).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 56 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 179, fig.342 (1983).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 244. (2010)
  • Kükenthal in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4, 20(101): 64 (1935).
  • Retz., Observ. Bot. 5: 11 (1788).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Browning, J. & al. (2020). Flora Zambesiaca 14: 1-455. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by K. A. Lye [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P. 4, 20 (101): 64 (1936)
  • F.T.A. 8: 370 (1902)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 444 (1997).
  • Fl. Somalia 4: 120 (1995)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 179, fig. 342 (1983)
  • Observ. Bot. 5: 11 (1788)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1891 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson [s.n.] India K000592524 Yes
Dec 1, 1891 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000592537 Yes
Dec 1, 1891 Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000309448 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1891 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000592538 Yes
Dec 1, 1891 Brown, R. [5888] Australia K000309446 Type Yes
Clarke, C.B. [24713] India K003065600 Yes
Vartak, V.D. [17388] India K003065604 Yes
Nicolson, D.H.; Hooper, S.S.; Saldanha, C; Ghandi, K.N. [HFP 2342] India K000592535 Yes
Donde, V.P. [D22] India K003065598 Yes
Sampson, T. [9308] China K002479622 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Gandhi, K.N. [2383] India K000592525 Yes
s.coll. [9395] India K003065609 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11085] Thailand K000434895 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [127] China K002479623 Yes
Raizada, M.B. [20700] India K000592536 Yes
Beil, A.S. [123 A] India K000592534 Yes
[Thienlwin, V.] [572] India K003065594 Yes
Taquet [2037] K002479619 Yes
Stocks, J.E. [223] India K003065599 Yes
Ohwi, J. [326] Japan K002479615 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [21090] India K003065606 Yes
Meebold, A. [9247] India K003065601 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003065603 Yes
Simpson, D.; Parnell, J.A.N. [1748] Thailand K000434896 Yes
Simpson, D.; Parnell, J.A.N. [1748] Thailand K000434897 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Gut, B.J. [57] India K000592523 Yes
Taquet [2064] K002479621 Yes
Kawatani, T. [s.n.] Japan K002479617 Yes
Koyama, T.; Herat, T.R. [13603] Sri Lanka K003065597 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [33488 C] India K003065608 Yes
Taquet [[2035]] K002479620 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [34475] India K003065607 Yes
Momiyama, Y. [6049] Japan K002479616 Yes
Koyama, T.; Herat, T.R. [13572] Sri Lanka K003065596 Yes
Henry, A. [32] China K002479625 Yes
Thompson, J.H. [s.n.] India K003065602 Yes
Henry, A. [8369] China K002479626 Yes
Pinwill [s.n.] India K003065605 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [21813] Thailand K000434894 Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K000309447 Unknown Type Material Yes
Koyama, T.; Koyama, M. [13939] Sri Lanka K003065595 Yes
Sampson, T. [s.n.] China K002479624 Yes

Sources

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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