Cyperus niger

Cyperus niger

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 niger

Name

Cyperus niger Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 1: 47 (1798).

Synonyms

• • Pycreus niger (Ruiz & Pav.) Cufod., Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 40(Suppl.): 1443 (1970).
• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus melanostachyus Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 207 (1816).
  • Cyperus variegatus Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 208 (1816).
  • Cyperus adustus J.Presl & C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 167 (1828).
  • Cyperus cimicinus J.Presl & C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 166 (1828).
  • Cyperus polystachyos var. major Jungh., Linnaea 6: 24 (1831).
  • Cyperus diandrus var. castaneus Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 252 (1836).
  • Cyperus melanostachyus var. gracilis Liebm., Mexic. Halvgr.: 202 (1850).
  • Cyperus melanostachyus var. robustus Liebm., Mexic. Halvgr.: 201 (1850).
  • Cyperus longicruris Boeckeler, Linnaea 38: 358 (1874).
  • Cyperus lorentzianus Boeckeler, Linnaea 38: 357 (1874).
  • Cyperus intricatoramosus Boeckeler, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 1: 186 (1885).
  • Cyperus diandrus var. capitatus Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 205 (1886).
  • Cyperus lorentzianus var. compressus Kük., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 273 (1886).
  • Cyperus lorentzianus var. elatus Kük., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 273 (1886).
  • Cyperus melanostachyus var. caespitosus Boeckeler, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 8: 205 (1887).
  • Cyperus pergracilis Boeckeler, Beitr. Cyper. 2: 1 (1890).
  • Chlorocyperus cimicinus (J.Presl & C.Presl) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 563 (1895).
  • Chlorocyperus melanostachyus (Kunth) Rikli, Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 27: 564 (1895).
  • Cyperus biradiatus Boeckeler, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 1: 186 (1895).
  • Pycreus melanostachyus (Kunth) C.B.Clarke, Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 68: 6 (1902).
  • Pycreus melanostachyus var. variegatus (Kunth) C.B.Clarke, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 446 (1908).
  • Cyperus flavescens subvar. capitatus (Britton) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 118 (1930).
  • Pycreus cimicinus (J.Presl & C.Presl) H.Pfeiff., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 28: 17 (1930).
  • Cyperus niger var. castaneus (Torr.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 344 (1936).
  • Cyperus niger var. intricatoramosus (Boeckeler) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 345 (1936).
  • Cyperus niger var. lorentzianus (Boeckeler) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 345 (1936).
  • Cyperus niger var. pseudoelegantulus Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 345 (1936).
  • Cyperus niger var. robustus (Liebm.) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 344 (1936).
  • Cyperus piceus f. densior Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 397 (1936).
  • Cyperus niger var. capitatus (Britton) O'Neill, Rhodora 44: 86 (1942).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Trop. & Subtrop. America Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Arizona; Bolivia; Brazil South; California; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; New Mexico; Nicaragua; Oklahoma; Panam; Peru; Texas; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ruiz, H. & Pavon, J. 1798. Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis, sive Descriptiones, et icones plantarum Peruvianarum, et Chilensium, secundum systema Linnaeanum digestae, cum characteribus plurium generum evulgatorum reformatis. Tomus I. VI + 78 pp., tt. 1–106. Typis Gabrielis de Sancha, Madrid. Biblioteca Digital BHL Reference page. : 1: 47.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus niger 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 niger. Published online. Accessed: Feb 14 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus niger 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 niger. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Feb 2020.

Vernacular names

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