Cyperus iria

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 iria

Name

Carex iria L., Sp. Pl.: 45 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Chlorocyperus iria (L.) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 564 (1895).
- Cyperus iria var. typicus Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 428 (1915), nom. inval.
Heterotypic
- Cyperus santonici Rottb., Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl.: 41 (1773).
  - Cyperus iria var. santonici (Rottb.) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 147 (1935).
- Cyperus panicoides Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 145 (1791).
- Cyperus chrysomelinus Link, Hort. Berol. 2: 305 (1833).
  - Cyperus iria f. chrysomelinus (Link) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 151 (1935).
- Cyperus diaphaniria Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 23 (1854).
  - Cyperus iria f. diaphaniria (Steud.) Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 270 (1856).
- Cyperus resinosus Hochst. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 23 (1854).
- Cyperus microlepis Baker, Fl. Mauritius: 410 (1877).
- Cyperus iria var. flavescens Benth., Fl. Austral. 7: 276 (1878).
  - Cyperus iria f. flavescens (Benth.) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 429 (1915).
- Cyperus paniciformis Franch. & Sav., Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 537 (1878).
  - Cyperus iria var. paniciformis (Franch. & Sav.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 607 (1893).
- Cyperus iria f. multiflora Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 428 (1915).
- Cyperus nangtciangensis Pamp., Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 22: 260 (1915).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Gambia, The, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Gabon, Zaïre.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Chagos Archipelago, Mauritius (introduced), Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, Manchuria, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Kazan-retto, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands (introduced), Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands (introduced), South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific (all introduced)
  - Fiji, Nauru, Niue, New Caledonia.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific (introduced)
  - Society Islands.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas.
Continental: Northern America (all introduced)
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Oregon.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest.
Continental: Southern America (all introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 345. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus iria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus iria. Published online. Accessed: Feb 09 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus iria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 09. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus iria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Feb 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus iria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: ricefield flatsedge
日本語: コゴメガヤツリ
русский: Сыть ирия
中文: 碎米莎草, 具芒碎米莎草