Cyperus cephalotes

Cyperus cephalotes

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 cephalotes

Name

Cyperus cephalotes Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 311 (1805).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anosporum cephalotes (Vahl) Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 39: 84 (1870).
• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus monocephalus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 193 (1820).
  • Anosporum monocephalum (Roxb.) Nees, Linnaea 9: 287 (1834).
  • Cyperus monocephaloides Roxb. ex Nees in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 92 (1834), not validly publ.
  • Hydroschoenus kyllingioides Zoll. & Moritzi in A.Moritzi, Syst. Verz. Java: 95 (1846).
  • Trentepohlia bifoliata Boeckeler, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 16: 249 (1858).
  • Cyperus hookerianus Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 342 (1864).
  • Cyperus monogynus Boeckeler, Linnaea 35: 565 (1868).
  • Cyperus natans Buch.-Ham. ex C.B.Clarke, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 34 (1884).
  • Ungeria monocephala (Roxb.) Nees ex C.B.Clarke, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 34 (1884).
  • Ficinia foliaceobracteata H.Pfeiff., Revis. Ficinia: 35 (1921).
  • Cyperus cephalotes var. grandiceps Kük., Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 50: 4 (1943).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; Borneo; China Southeast; India; Jawa; Myanmar; New Guinea; Nicobar Is.; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam Continental: Australia Queensland 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 2: 311.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus cephalotes 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 cephalotes. Published online. Accessed: Feb 06 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus cephalotes 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 cephalotes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

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