Cyperus retrorsus

Cyperus retrorsus

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 retrorsus

Name

Cyperus retrorsus Chapm., Bot. Gaz. 3: 17 (1878).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mariscus retrorsus (Chapm.) C.B.Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 15 (1908).
  • Cyperus retrorsus var. typicus Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 152 (1935), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Mariscus umbellatus Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 59 (1813), nom. illeg.
  • Mariscus cylindricus Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 74 (1816).
  • Mariscus ovularis Torr., Fl. N. Middle United States 1: 58 (1823), nom. illeg.
  • Mariscus neglectus Schult., Mant. 2: 144 (1824).
  • Cyperus ovularis var. cylindricus (Elliott) Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 279 (1836).
  • Cyperus ovularis var. tenellus Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 279 (1836).
  • Mariscus aureus Bertol., Misc. Bot. 8: 29 (1849).
  • Cyperus ovularis var. robustus Boeckeler, Linnaea 36: 378 (1870).
  • Cyperus cylindricus (Elliott) Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 7: 48 (1880), nom. illeg.
  • Cyperus retroversus Chapm., Fl. South. U.S., ed. 2: 659 (1883), orth. var.
  • Cyperus torreyi Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 215 (1886).
  • Cyperus blodgettii Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 316 (1890).
  • Mariscus avenicola C.B.Clarke ex Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 316 (1890).
  • Cyperus nashii Britton in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 1321 (1903).
  • Cyperus plankii Britton ex Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 172 (1903).
  • Mariscus brittonii C.B.Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 14 (1908).
  • Cyperus retrorsus var. cylindricus (Elliott) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 152 (1935).
  • Cyperus retrorsus var. nashii (Britton) Fernald & Griscom, Rhodora 37: 152 (1935).
  • Cyperus retrorsus var. multiflorens Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 513 (1936).
  • Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(101): 513 (1936).
  • Cyperus globulosus var. robustus (Boeckeler) Shinners, Field & Lab. 20: 34 (1952).
  • Mariscus blodgettii (Britton) T.Koyama, Phytologia 29: 73 (1974).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Arkansas; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Louisiana; Maryland; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Southwest; Mississippi; Missouri; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Oklahoma; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia Continental: Southern America Colombia; Panam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Chapman, A.W., 1878. Botanical Gazette; Paper of Botanical Notes. Crawfordsville, IN, Chicago, IL 3:17.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus retrorsus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cyperus retrorsus. Published online. Accessed: Feb 10 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cyperus retrorsus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cyperus retrorsus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyperus retrorsus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: pine barren flatsedge

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