Cyperus albostriatus

Cyperus albostriatus

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 albostriatus

Name

Cyperus albostriatus Schrad., Anal. Fl. Cap. 1: 7 (1832).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus mariscus Nees, Linnaea 7: 515 (1832).
  • Cyperus braunii Vatke, Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1872(App.): 5 (1872).
  • Cyperus mossii Turrill, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 67 (1925).
  • Cyperus albostriatus var. mossii (Turrill) Kük., Bot. Not. 1934: 66 (1934).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Botswana; Cape Provinces; Lesotho; Namibia; Northern Provinces; Swaziland; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schrader, H.A., 1828. Commentationes Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Gottingensis Recentiores. Göttingen 7:107.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus albostriatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus albostriatus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 06 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus albostriatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus albostriatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus albostriatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Sterbiesie
English: Dwarf striped umbrella plant, Dwarf umbrella sedge, Dwarf papyrus, Forest star sedge
SiSwati: incoshane
Sesotho: taone (S)
isiZulu: ingawanephakhati

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