Cyperus distans

Cyperus distans

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 distans

Name

Cyperus distans L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 103 (1782).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cyperus elatus Rottb., Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl.: 37 (1773), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Cyperus laxus Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 362 (1805), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus nutans Sieber ex C.Presl, Isis (Oken) 21: 271 (1828), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus graminicola Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 49 (1854).
  • Cyperus kurrii Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 38 (1854).
  • Cyperus psilostachys Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 47 (1854).
  • Cyperus schraderianus Mart. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 38 (1854).
  • Cyperus squamulatus Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 49 (1854).
  • Cyperus densiflorus Hemsl., Rep. Challenger, Bot. 1(2): 23 (1885), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus purpureovaginatus Boeckeler, Beitr. Cyper. 2: 8 (1890).
  • Mariscus bojeri C.B.Clarke in T.A.Durand & H.Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 584 (1894), not validly publ.
  • Cyperus distans var. niger C.B.Clarke in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 8: 350 (1901).
  • Mariscus longibracteatus Cherm., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 407 (1919).
  • Mariscus rubrotinctus Cherm., Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 25: 407 (1919).
  • Cyperus keniensis Kük., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 306 (1925).
  • Cyperus longibracteatus (Cherm.) Kük., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 250 (1929).
  • Cyperus longibracteatus var. rubrotinctus (Cherm.) Kük., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 251 (1929).
  • Cyperus longibracteatus var. subdistans Kük., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 250 (1929).
  • Cyperus rubrotinctus (Cherm.) Kük., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 26: 251 (1929).
  • Cyperus distans f. capillarioides Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 140 (1935).
  • Cyperus distans var. crassispiculosus R.Gross & Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 141 (1935).
  • Cyperus distans var. densiflorus Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 140 (1935).
  • Cyperus distans f. pachyanthos Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 140 (1935).
  • Cyperus distans f. pallidior Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 140 (1935).
  • Cyperus distans var. pseudonutans Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 140 (1935).
  • Mariscus keniensis (Kük.) S.S.Hooper, Kew Bull. 26: 579 (1972).
  • Cyperus distans subsp. longibracteatus (Cherm.) Lye, Nordic J. Bot. 3: 231 (1983).
  • Cyperus distans var. rubrotinctus (Cherm.) Lye, Nordic J. Bot. 3: 231 (1983).
  • Mariscus longibracteatus var. keniensis (Kük.) Maquet, Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 58: 265 (1988).
  • Cyperus longibracteatus var. niger (C.B.Clarke) Lye, Lidia 3: 131 (1994).

Homonyms

• Cyperus distans G.Mey., nom. illeg. = Cyperus odoratus subsp. odoratus
• Cyperus distans Pursh, nom. illeg. = Cyperus strigosus L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropics & Subtropics Andaman Is.; Angola; Argentina Northwest; Ascension; Assam; Bangladesh; Benin; Bolivia; Borneo; Botswana; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Burkina; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Caroline Is.; Central African Repu; China South-Central; China Southeast; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Dominican Republic; East Himalaya; Ecuador; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Fiji; Florida; Gabon; Galpagos; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Hainan; Honduras; India; Ivory Coast; Jamaica; Jawa; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Laos; Leeward Is.; Lesser Sunda Is.; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaya; Mali; Maluku; Mauritius; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Myanmar; Nansei-shoto; Nepal; New Guinea; Nicaragua; Nicobar Is.; Nigeria; North Carolina; Northern Provinces; Peru; Philippines; Puerto Rico; Queensland; Runion; Rwanda; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South China Sea; Sri Lanka; St.Helena; Sudan; Sulawesi; Sumatera; Swaziland; Taiwan; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Trinidad-Tobago; Uganda; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles; Vietnam; West Himalaya; Western Australia; Windward Is.; Zare; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. (filius) 1782 ["1781"]. Supplementum Plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editionis sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. [XVI]+468 pp. Impensis Orphanotrophei, Brunsvigae [Braunschweig]. BHL Reference page. : 103.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus distans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus distans. Published online. Accessed: Feb 07 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus distans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 07. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus distans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus distans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Piedmont flatsedge, Slender Cyperus
中文: 疏穗莎草, 垂穗莎草

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