Cryptangium

Cryptangium verticillatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cryptangieae
Genus: Cryptangium
Species: C. verticillatum

Name

Cryptangium Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P. von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 163. (1842) emend. Costa et al. (2021)

• Type species: Cryptangium verticillatum (Spreng.) Vitta, Phytotaxa 502: 88. (2021)
• monotypic taxon

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schrader, H.A. 1842. Flora Brasiliensis 2(1): 163.

Additional references

• Costa, S.M., Vitta, F.A., Thomas, W.W., Muasya, A.M., Morokawa, R., Bittrich, V., Shepherd, G.J. & Do Amaral, M.D.C.E. 2021. An updated generic circumscription for Cryptangieae (Cyperaceae, Poales) based on a molecular phylogeny and a morphological character reconstruction. Phytotaxa 483(3): 211-228. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.483.3.2 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cryptangium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sept. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cryptangium. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2022. Reference page.