Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus drummondii Torr. & Hook.

First published in Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 437 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. to Tropical America. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Bolivia, Brazil Southeast, Costa Rica, Florida, Galápagos, Georgia, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nicaragua, South Carolina, Suriname, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Rosen, D.J. & Carter, R. (2007). Additional noteworthy collections of Cyperus drummondii (Cyperaceae) from Texas and first report from Mexico. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1: 779-780.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Espejo Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1997). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 5: 1-98. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F. [Cited as Cyperus virens.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Rosen, D.J. & Carter, R. (2007). Additional noteworthy collections of Cyperus drummondii (Cyperaceae) from Texas and first report from Mexico. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1: 779-780.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drummond, T. [176] United States K001790321 Yes
[Lebm Max] [s.n.] Mexico Cyperus virens var. drummondii K003725825 Yes
[Lebrum Max] [s.n.] Mexico Cyperus virens var. drummondii K003725824 No
[Lebrum Max] [s.n.] Mexico Cyperus virens var. drummondii K003725823 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0