Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus nigricans Steud.

First published in Flora 25: 584 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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 Pycreus nigricans.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Pycreus nigricans.]

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.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 21, 1905 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi Pycreus segmentatus K000362992 Type Yes
Aug 21, 1905 Buchanan, J. [1454] Malawi Pycreus segmentatus K000362993 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cheek, M.; Moutsambote, J-M.; Kami, T.; Mpandzou, A.; Loubemba, S.; Patrice. [15838] Congo, Republic of the Pycreus fibrillosus K000673155 No
Kami, E.; Cheek, M.; Mbele, J-C. [4099] Congo, Republic of the Pycreus fibrillosus K000683153 No
Cheek, M.; Nzoumou. [15054] Congo, Republic of the Pycreus fibrillosus K000683154 No
Cheek, M.; Moutsambote, J-M.; Kami, T.; Ondambomo, D. [15455] Congo, Republic of the Pycreus fibrillosus K000673150 No
Cheek, M.; Mackinder, B.; Kaya, P.; M'Boungou, R. [14638] Congo, Republic of the Pycreus fibrillosus K000683152 No
[KIII2] Kenya Cyperus permutatus K002541982 Yes
[141] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541969 Yes
[67889] Kenya Cyperus permutatus K002541978 Yes
[AB 2966] Kenya Cyperus permutatus K002541983 Yes
[S15] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541966 Yes
[5224] Kenya Cyperus permutatus K002541985 Yes
[10269] Tanzania Cyperus permutatus K002541990 Yes
[1923] Tanzania Cyperus permutatus K002541986 Yes
[S3] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541965 Yes
[2141] Kenya Cyperus permutatus K002541980 Yes
[AB 2073] Tanzania Cyperus permutatus K002541987 Yes
[689] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541974 Yes
[1336] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541975 Yes
[68/900] Kenya Cyperus permutatus K002541979 Yes
[2634] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541972 Yes
[Ly 4694] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541968 Yes
[1836] Tanzania Cyperus permutatus K002541988 Yes
[4756] Tanzania Cyperus permutatus K002541991 Yes
[13619] Tanzania Cyperus permutatus K002541989 Yes
[AB 2966] Kenya Cyperus permutatus K002541984 Yes
[7971] Tanzania Cyperus permutatus K002541992 Yes
[7516] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541973 Yes
[1331] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541977 Yes
[634] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541971 Yes
[B8054] Kenya Cyperus permutatus K002541981 Yes
[1545] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541976 Yes
[17] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541970 Yes
[11] Uganda Cyperus permutatus K002541967 Yes
Zeyher; Wallich [1745] Cyperus macranthus K001615212 No
Rehmann, A. [5653] South Africa Cyperus macranthus K002543870 No
Etuge, M.; Vincent; Darmaco; Jacky; Claire; Ndamsa [4756] Cameroon Pycreus nigrescens K001422451 Yes
Feb 1, 2005 Volkens, G.L.A. [2014] Tanzania Pycreus nigricans K000960551 Type Yes
Aug 21, 1905 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi Pycreus nigricans K000362995 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 1, 1893 Schimper [1373] Ethiopia Pycreus nigricans K000363020 Type Yes
Merret, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9727] Zambia Pycreus nigricans K001569129 Yes
Merrett, L. [2266] Zambia Pycreus nigricans K001561889 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
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