Cyperus longus

Cyperus longus

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 longus
Subspecies: C. l. subsp. badius – C. l. subsp. longus

Name

Cyperus longus L., Sp. Pl.: 45 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eucyperus longus (L.) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 568 (1895).
  • Chlorocyperus longus (L.) Palla, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 6: 201 (1900).
  • Pycreus longus (L.) Hayek, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(3): 146 (1932).

Homonyms

• Cyperus longus Boeckeler, nom. illeg. = Cyperus rotundus L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia Afghanistan; Albania; Austria; Baleares; Bangladesh; Belgium; Botswana; Bulgaria; Corse; Cyprus; East Aegean Is.; France; Germany; Great Britain; Greece; Hungary; India; Iran; Iraq; Italy; Kazakhstan; Kirgizstan; Kriti; Krym; Lebanon-Syria; Nepal; North Caucasus; Oman; Pakistan; Palestine; Portugal; Romania; Sardegna; Saudi Arabia; Sicilia; Socotra; South European Russia; Spain; Switzerland; Transcaucasus; Tristan da Cunha; Turkey; Turkey-in-Europe; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Yemen; Yugoslavia Continental: Africa Algeria; Angola; Azores; Benin; Burkina; Cameroon; Canary Is.; Cape Provinces; Cape Verde; Caprivi Strip; Central African Republic; Chad; Djibouti; Egypt; Ethiopia; Free State; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Madeira; Mali; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Northern Provinces; Senegal; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Western Sahara; Zambia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 4. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cyperus longus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Cyperus longus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Cyperus longus. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cyperus longus. Accessed: 15 Feb 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cyperus longus. Accessed: 2024 Feb 15.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Cyperus longus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb 15.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus longus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Lölə salaməleyküm
Deutsch: Langes Zypergras
English: Galingale, Sweet Cyperus
français: Souchet Long, Souchet Odorant
Nederlands: Rood cypergras
русский: Сыть длинная
svenska: Dammag

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