Cyperus congestus

Cyperus congestus

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 congestus

Name

Cyperus congestus Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 358 (1805).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mariscus congestus (Vahl) C.B.Clarke, J. Bot. 35: 72 (1897), nom. illeg.
  • Chlorocyperus congestus (Vahl) Palla, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 8: 66 (1902).
  • Pycreus congestus (Vahl) Hayek, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(3): 146 (1932).
• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus paramatta Mart., Pl. Hort. Erlang.: 24 (1814).
  • Cyperus bulbosus Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl.: 2 (1816), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus subbulbosus Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 186 (1817).
  • Cyperus polycephalus Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 46 (1821), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus linkianus Schult., Mant. 2: 118 (1824).
  • Cyperus martianus Schult., Mant. 2: 108 (1824).
  • Cyperus incarnatus Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 306 (1827).
  • Cyperus multiceps Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 311 (1827).
  • Cyperus spiculosus Rchb., Index Seminum (DR, Dresdensis) 1828: s.p. (1828).
  • Cyperus badius Steud., Flora 12: 153 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus schottianus Anon., Index Seminum (WU, Vindobonensis) 1836: s.p. (1836).
  • Cyperus paramatta Balb. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 81 (1837), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus carinatus Nees in J.G.C.Lehmann, Pl. Preiss. 2: 72 (1846).
  • Mariscus congestus var. glandulifer C.B.Clarke in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 192 (1897).
  • Mariscus cooperi C.B.Clarke in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 7: 197 (1898).
  • Cyperus cooperi (C.B.Clarke) K.Schum., Just's Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 328 (1900).
  • Cyperus congestus var. glandulifer (C.B.Clarke) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 446 (1936).
  • Cyperus congestus var. grandiceps Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 446 (1936).
  • Cyperus congestus var. pseudonatalensis Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 446 (1936).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces; Free State; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Namibia; Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vahl, M. 1805. Enumeratio plantarum, vel ab aliis, vel ab ipso observatum, cum earum differentiis specificis, synonymis selectis et descriptionibus succinctis. Vol. II. XVI+423 pp. Typis N. Mölleri & filii, Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 2:358.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus congestus 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 congestus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 07 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus congestus 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 congestus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus congestus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: clustered flatsedge
日本語: ユメノシマガヤツリ
Nederlands: Mariscus congestus
svenska: Gytterag

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