Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus pumilus L.

First published in Cent. Pl. II: 6 (1756)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to N. Australia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Trinidad-Tobago, Wake I., Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Middleton, D.J. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 7: 1-525. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pycreus pumilus.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Pycreus pumilus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Ananda Rao, T. & Ellis, J.L. (1995). Flora of Lakshadweep islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 235-250.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(2): 1-94. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S., & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: i-xxviii, 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Lye, K.A. & Thery, P. (2012). Flore du Gabon 44: 1-230. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1885 Duthie, J.F. [4485] India K002454265 No
Wallich [s.n.] Nepal K001691369 No
Hooker [s.n.] India K001615234 No
Roxburgh India K001615233 No
Wallich Nepal K001615236 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001615235 No
Hooker; Thomson [151] Bangladesh K002454259 No
Thomson, G. [124] India K001615229 No
Hohenacker, R.F. [826] India K002454337 No
Wallich [H.I.3312 B] India K001615232 No
Thwaites [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001615226 No
J.J. [1809] India K001615227 No
Wallich [H.I.3312 E] K001615231 No
Wallich [H.I.3312 H] India K001615230 No
Hohenacker, R.F. [825] India K002454316 No
Wallich [H.I.3312 D] K002454270 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002454260 No
s.coll. [776] India K001615228 No
Guile, D.P.M. [1448] Hong Kong K003065265 Yes
Jun 1, 1994 Chantaranothai, P.; Middleton, D.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [905] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595131 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.; Nielsen, I.; Santisuk, T. [32136] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595127 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Kerr, A.F.G. [8111] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595122 Yes
Jan 1, 1961 Howard, A.J. [23] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595123 Yes
Smitinand, T. [4538] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595130 Yes
Simpson, D.; Parnell, J. [1689] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595136 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merret, L.; Vollesen, K. [8617] Zambia Pycreus pumilus K001569112 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [7] United States Pycreus pumilus K000881680 Type Yes
Schimper [821] Ethiopia Pycreus pumilus K000363017 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [90/2] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595135 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [HMB.1230A] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595129 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Simpson, D.Simpson,, R. [1609] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595133 Yes
Niyomdham, C. [1656] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595126 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Klinhom, U.; Simpson, D.; Simpson, R.; Pawaputanon na Mahasarakham, P.; Thamathaworn, A. [1621] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595134 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [ Pycreus pumilus K000595124 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6081] Tanzania Pycreus pumilus K000468344 Yes
Hosseus., C.C. [104] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595121 Yes
Loher, A. [721] Philippines Pycreus pumilus K000290924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Simpson, D.Simpson,, R.; Thammathaworn, A. [1580] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595132 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2974] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595125 Yes
Noe, N. [136] Thailand Pycreus pumilus K000595128 Yes
Wallich, N. [3323] Cyperus pusillus K003067038 No

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