Eleocharis atropurpurea

Eleocharis atropurpurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Eleocharideae
Genus: Eleocharis
Species: Eleocharis atropurpurea

Name

Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J.Presl & C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 196 (1828).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Scirpus atropurpureus Retz., Observ. Bot. 5: 14 (1788).
• Homotypic
  • Isolepis atropurpurea (Retz.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 106 (1817).
  • Aplostemon atropurpureus (Retz.) Raf., J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 105 (1819).
  • Eleogiton atropurpurea (Retz.) A.Dietr., Sp. Pl. 2: 97 (1833).
  • Eleogenus atropurpureus (Retz.) Nees in R.Wight, Contr. Bot. India: 113 (1834).
  • Trichophyllum atropurpureum (Retz.) House, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 6: 204 (1920).
• Heterotypic
  • Eleocharis lereschii Shuttlew., Flora 20: 241 (1837).
  • Eleogenus lereschii (Shuttlew.) Bluff, Nees & Schauer, Comp. Fl. German. 2: 746 (1838).
  • Eleogenus laetevirens Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 103 (1842).
  • Eleogenus laetovirens var. tenuis Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 103 (1842).
  • Eleogenus laetovirens var. umbonatus Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 103 (1842).
  • Scirpus laetevirens Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 103 (1842).
  • Scirpus sulciculmis Schrad. ex Nees in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 103 (1842).
  • Scirpus lereschii (Shuttlew.) E.Thomas ex W.D.J.Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv., ed. 2: 853 (1844).
  • Scirpus erraticus Rota ex De Not., Index Seminum (GE, Genuensis) 1845: 20 (1845).
  • Eleocharis zanardinii Parl., Fl. Ital. 2: 67 (1852).
  • Isolepis lereschii Shuttlew. ex Parl., Fl. Ital. 2: 68 (1852).
  • Scirpus acicularis Zanardini ex Parl., Fl. Ital. 2: 67 (1852), nom. illeg.
  • Eleocharis erratica (Rota ex De Not.) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 79 (1854).
  • Eleocharis laetevirens (Schrad. ex Nees) Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 79 (1854).
  • Eleocharis monandra Hochst. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 75 (1854).
  • Scirpus zanardinii (Parl.) Ambrosi, Fl. Tirolo Mer. 1: 448 (1854).
  • Isolepis allochroa Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 91 (1855).
  • Isolepis dichroa Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 91 (1855).
  • Eleocharis multiflora Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 517 (1860).
  • Eleocharis atropurpurea var. albivaginata Boeckeler, Linnaea 36: 459 (1870).
  • Eleocharis atropurpurea var. trigyna Boeckeler, Linnaea 36: 459 (1870).
  • Eleocharis atropurpurea var. setiformis Benth., Fl. Austral. 7: 297 (1878).
  • Eleocharis atropurpurea var. zanardinii (Parl.) A.Terracc., Malpighia 2: 312 (1889).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Trop. & Subtrop. to N. America Afghanistan; Alabama; Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Aruba; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Benin; Bolivia; Botswana; Brazil North; British Columbia; Burkina; California; Cayman Is.; Central African Repu; Chad; China North-Central; China South-Central; China Southeast; Colombia; Colorado; Congo; Costa Rica; Cuba; East Himalaya; Ecuador; Ethiopia; Florida; Gabon; Galpagos; Georgia; Ghana; Guinea; Hainan; India; Iowa; Iran; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jawa; Kansas; Kazakhstan; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Louisiana; Madagascar; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Michigan; Missouri; Montana; Namibia; Nebraska; Nepal; Netherlands Antilles; Nevada; New Guinea; New Mexico; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Carolina; Northern Provinces; Northern Territory; Oklahoma; Pakistan; Peru; Philippines; Queensland; Rwanda; Senegal; Somalia; South Carolina; Sudan; Sumatera; Swaziland; Switzerland; Tadzhikistan; Taiwan; Tanzania; Texas; Togo; Turkey; Uganda; Uzbekistan; Venezuela; Vietnam; Virginia; Washington; West Himalaya; Western Australia; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Presl, J.S. & C.Presl, 1828. Reliquiae Haenkeanae 1: 196.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Eleocharis atropurpurea 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. Eleocharis atropurpurea. Published online. Accessed: Feb 14 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Eleocharis atropurpurea 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. Eleocharis atropurpurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Feb 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eleocharis atropurpurea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: purple spikerush

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