Cyperus alatus subsp. albus

Cyperus alatus subsp. albus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cypereae
Subtribus: Cyperinae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus alatus

Subspecies: C. a. subsp. albus

Name

Cyperus alatus subsp. albus (Nees) Lye, Lidia 3: 172 (1995).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Kyllinga alba Nees, Linnaea 10: 140 (1835).
• Heterotypic
  • Kyllinga cristata Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 136 (1837).
  • Kyllinga nigritana C.B.Clarke in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 272 (1901).
  • Kyllinga alba var. diminuta Kük., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 91 (1913).
  • Kyllinga alba var. laevissima Cherm., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 82: 334 (1935).
  • Cyperus cartilagineus var. laevissimus (Cherm.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 609 (1936).
  • Cyperus cristatus (Kunth) Mattf. & Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 609 (1936).
  • Cyperus cristatus var. nigritanus (C.B.Clarke) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 610 (1936).
  • Cyperus nigripes var. grandiceps Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 572 (1936).
  • Kyllinga alba subsp. nigritana (C.B.Clarke) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork, Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 3: 190 (1995).
  • Cyperus nigritanus (C.B.Clarke) Lye, Lidia 7: 97 (2011).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Angola; Botswana; Cape Provinces; Central African Repu; Chad; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Free State; Gabon; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Northern Provinces; Seychelles; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lye, K.A., 1995. Lidia; a Norwegian Journal of Botany 3: 172.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus alatus subsp. albus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus alatus subsp. albus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 07 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus alatus subsp. albus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 07. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus alatus subsp. albus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

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