Cyperus elegantulus

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 elegantulus

Cyperus elegantulus Steud., Flora 25: 583 (1842).

Homotypic
- Pycreus elegantulus (Steud.) C.B.Clarke in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 536 (1894).
- Pycreus niger subsp. elegantulus (Steud.) Lye, Nordic J. Bot. 1: 622 (1981).
- Cyperus niger subsp. elegantulus (Steud.) Lye in R.W.Haines & K.A.Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 271 (1983).
Heterotypic
- Cyperus melanocephalus R.Br. in H.Salt, Voy. Abyss., App.: lxii (1814), nom. nud.
- Cyperus atronitens Hochst., Flora 24(1 Intell.): 20 (1841), nom. nud.
- Cyperus ischnocormus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 11 (1854).
- Cyperus elegantulus var. submelanostachyus Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 343 (1936).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Angola; Burundi; Cameroon; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Malawi; Nigeria; Northern Provinces; Rwanda; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Yemen; Zambia; Zaire; Zimbabwe
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus elegantulus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus elegantulus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 14 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus elegantulus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 14. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus elegantulus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Feb 2020.