Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus usitatus Burch.

First published in J.A.Schultes, Mant. 2: 477 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Burch. in Schultes, Mant. 2: 477 (1824).
  • Clarke in F.T.A. 8: 353 (1901).
  • Gordon-Gray in Strelitzia 2: 76 (1995).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 192, fig.376 (1983).
  • Hoenselaar in F.T.E.A., Cyperaceae: 164 (2010).
  • Kükenthal in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4, 20(101): 122 (1935).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.P. 4, 20 (101): 122 (1936)
  • F.T.A. 8: 353 (1902)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 452 (1997).
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 192, fig. 376 (1983)
  • Mant. 2: 477 (1824)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2793] Botswana K001612932 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [444] Zambia K003722419 Yes
Kornas, J. [2904] Zambia K003722420 Yes
Skarpe, C. [S-25] Botswana K003722423 Yes
Ellis, R.P. [2669] Botswana K003722424 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [13750] Zambia K003722422 Yes
Wild, H. [5073] Botswana K003722425 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4206] Zambia K003722418 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [2709] Zambia K003722421 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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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/

  • 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/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/