Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Cyperus conglomeratus Rottb.

First published in Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl.: 21 (1773)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Africa to NW. India and W. Indian Ocean. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Aldabra, Algeria, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Yemen

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Guinea, E. (1948). Catálogo razonado de las plantas del Sáhara Español. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 8: 357-429.
  • Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. & Beentje, H. (2010). Cyperaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-466.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Stutz, L.-C. (1982). Herborisation 1981 aux îles Maldives. Candollea 37: 599-631.
  • Väre, H. & Kukkonen, I, (2006). Typification of names in Cyperus section Arenarii (Cyperaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 24: 279-294.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Descr. Pl. Nov. Programm. 16 (1772)
  • Descr. et Icon. 21, t. 15 f. 7 (1773)
  • F.T.A. 8: 324, partly
  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 482, partly
  • Kük. in Engl., Pflanzenr. Cyper. 272, t. 30. (1936)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Guinea, E. (1948). Catálogo razonado de las plantas del Sáhara Español. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 8: 357-429.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by K. A. Lye [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Descr. Icon. Rar. Pl.: 21 (1773)
  • F.T.A. 8: 324 (1902)
  • Fl. Eth. 6: 463 (1997).
  • Fl. Somalia 4: 125 (1995)
  • Haines & Lye, Sedges & Rushes E. Afr.: 263, fig. 536 (1983)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2001 s.coll. [91] Yemen K000815763 Type Yes
s.coll. [E 1540] Egypt K002478747 Yes
s.coll. [21] Saudi Arabia K002478678 Yes
Orshan, G. [s.n.] West Bank K002478603 Yes
Bally [B7219] Somalia K003151032 Yes
{Omar, S.; Al-Khayat; AL. Kaisi} [52638] Iraq K002478628 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [1543] Sudan K003151045 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [5065] Oman K002478703 Yes
Bally [s.n.] Somalia K003151010 Yes
Naegelé, A. [DJI/78-98] Djibouti K003151043 Yes
McLeish, I. [3053] Oman K002478725 Yes
McLeish, I. [3199] Oman K002478724 Yes
[Dr. M. R. Rez] [RM3] Bahrain K002478731 Yes
Bartha, R. [59] Niger K002357185 Yes
Hayne, W.A. [s.n.] West Bank K002478604 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [3057] Yemen K002478665 Yes
Shmida, A. [S2307] West Bank K002478597 Yes
Trott, A.C. [6] Saudi Arabia K002478670 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [5] Bahrain K002478736 Yes
[K. Shenker] [s.n.] West Bank K002478635 Yes
Sintenis, P. [s.n.] Israel K002478641 Yes
Maconochie, J.R.; Maconochie, J. [3007] Oman K002478701 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Egypt K002478748 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [48727] Seychelles K002955790 No
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [878] Somalia K003151012 Yes
Bavazzano, R.; Lavranos, J. [s.n.] Somalia K003151031 Yes
Fernandez, J. [2962] K002478735 Yes
Gwynne; Wood [1337] Seychelles K002955785 No
s.coll. [s.n.] West Bank K002478596 Yes
Bally [B6841] Eritrea K003151054 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002478619 Yes
Gillet, H. [3216] Chad K002359493 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [678] Iran K002478611 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [49675] Seychelles K002955789 No
Friis, I.; Hailu, A.; Getachew, E. [14473] Ethiopia K003151040 Yes
Zohrab [13] Saudi Arabia K002478676 Yes
de Marchesetti, C. [s.n.] Yemen K002478659 Yes
Law [s.n.] India K003067218 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Mueller-Dombois, D.; Wirawan, N.; Cooray, R.G.; Nair, N.B. [50917] Sri Lanka K003067209 Yes
{Prof. Naguib} [735] Bahrain K002478729 Yes
Stearn, W.T. [?20] K003067212 Yes
Bové, N. [s.n.] West Bank K002478631 Yes
Bové, N. [388] Israel K002478642 Yes
Van Slageren, M.; Saeed, W. [MSWS226] Yemen K002478647 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [1532] Saudi Arabia K002478687 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] West Bank K002478594 Yes
Virgo, K.J. [88] Bahrain K002478728 Yes
{Kralik; Bourgeau, E.} [s.n.] Algeria K002479374 Yes
Forsskal, P. [1190] Yemen K002478652 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [20] Iran K001739685 Yes
Vogel, E.V. [s.n.] Niger K002357183 Yes
Zohary, M. [s.n.] Israel K002478638 Yes
Smith, K.G. [[KGS531]] Saudi Arabia K002478691 Yes
s.coll. [55] K002478624 Yes
Deflers, M. [[37]] Yemen K002478645 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003067211 Yes
[Pinwill] [s.n.] India K003067214 Yes
Virgo, K.J. [224] Oman K002478704 Yes
Trott, A.C. [140] Saudi Arabia K002478669 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [651] Yemen K003151019 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [68] Yemen K002478616 Yes
McLeish, I. [4007] Oman K002478710 Yes
McLeish, I. [4013] Oman K002478700 Yes
Carter [2015] Sudan K003151048 Yes
s.coll. [28] Saudi Arabia K002478706 Yes
Trott, A.C. [20] Saudi Arabia K002478674 Yes
Cope, T.A. [474] Oman K002478720 Yes
{Dr. Thomson} [s.n.] Yemen K002478653 Yes
Good, R. [337] Bahrain K002478734 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [9430] Saudi Arabia K002478680 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8223] Sri Lanka K003067210 Yes
Simmons [220] Ethiopia K003151037 Yes
Santapau, H. [16251] K003067216 Yes
[S. Jifeher] [55] Yemen K002478650 Yes
Procter, J. [4037] Seychelles K002955782 No
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [95] Yemen K003151022 Yes
Jeffrey, C.; Zelia, M. [1205] Seychelles K002955779 No
Ash, J. (Mrs) [709] Ethiopia K003151042 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1268] Saudi Arabia K002478671 Yes
Thulin, M.; Al-Gifri, A.N. [9959] United Arab Emirates K002478681 Yes
Cope, T.A. [470] Oman K002478721 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [66] Eritrea K003151050 Yes
Popov, G. [1181] Somalia K003151038 Yes
Forsskal, P. [1197] Egypt K002478750 Yes
Schulter [s.n.] Egypt K002478599 Yes
McLeish, I. [RRI855] Somalia K003151041 Yes
Parlatore [s.n.] Egypt K002478741 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22099/A] Somalia K003151035 Yes
s.coll. [8] Sudan K003151057 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [208] Eritrea K003151049 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [210] Saudi Arabia K002478655 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4129] Saudi Arabia K002478876 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [5512] Yemen K002478613 Yes
s.coll. [125] West Bank K002478606 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1067] Saudi Arabia K002478673 No
McLeish, I. [3194] Oman K002478726 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [Y/75/227] Yemen K002478658 Yes
[Keim J. Virzo] [A19] K003151021 Yes
Moggi, G.; Bavazzano, R. [362] Somalia K003151029 Yes
Stanley Gardiner, J.; Fryer [s.n.] Seychelles K002955780 No
[Dr. Nomino] [s.n.] Yemen K002478654 Yes
Peck, E.F. [7] Somalia K:SPC-24331.000 No
Bally [B7262] Somalia K003151033 Yes
Gillet, H. [1361] Chad K002359485 Yes
Smith, K.G. [61] Saudi Arabia K002478690 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [2110] Somalia K003151039 Yes
Edwards, S.; Rao, P. [3515] Ethiopia K003151025 Yes
Gallagher, M.D.; [N W Balkenoh [s.n.] Oman K002478709 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1601] United Arab Emirates K002478672 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [20] Iran K002478610 Yes
Miller, A.G. [3683] Oman K002478718 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [2101] Somalia K003151014 Yes
s.coll. [55] K002478625 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [4151] Saudi Arabia K002478694 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [9752] Chad K002359490 Yes
Peck, E.F. [7] Somalia K003151013 Yes
Gillet, H. [3315] Chad K002359491 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [902] Seychelles K002955787 No
Miller, A.G. [6417] Oman K002478708 Yes
Popov [1398] Eritrea K003151055 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [3228] West Bank K002478602 Yes
Gillet, H. [3303] Chad K002359494 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Eritrea K003151056 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [1573] West Bank K002478640 Yes
Cronk, Q. [s.n.] Yemen K003151020 Yes
Miller, A.G. [2683] Oman K002478719 Yes
[T. W. Uluson] [314] Kuwait K002478685 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [1058] Israel K002478639 Yes
Naegelé, A. [48] Djibouti K003151016 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4434] Somalia K003151028 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [5556] Oman K002478717 Yes
Thomson [s.n.] Yemen K002478657 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [979] Saudi Arabia K002478682 Yes
Mosnier, M. [3313] Saudi Arabia K002478688 Yes
Woodrow [8] K003067213 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1067] Saudi Arabia K002478683 Yes
Chedeville, E. [2208] Somalia K003151030 Yes
Thomson, J.L. [s.n.] Yemen K002478618 Yes
Mashaly, I.; Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002478746 Yes
{Boulos} [12790] Egypt K002478600 Yes
Mcleish, I. [1927] Oman K002478714 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [3074] Yemen K002478614 Yes
Mashaly, I.A. [s.n.] West Bank K002478598 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H. [695] Somalia K003151009 Yes
Cope, T.A. [149] Oman K002478679 Yes
Waring, J. [s.n.] Yemen K001739686 No
Nesbitt, R.M.A. [4292] Israel K002478633 Yes
Balansa [944] Algeria K002479376 Yes
Lord, J.K. [s.n.] West Bank K002478632 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] Yemen K002478648 Yes
Rhyne, C. [873] Seychelles K002955788 No
Matthew, K.T. [2532] Kuwait K002479377 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [20[4]] Saudi Arabia K002478622 Yes
Davis, P.H. [4959] Israel K002478636 Yes
Andrews [A239] Sudan K003151046 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [711] Yemen K003151018 Yes
Fernandez, J. [2964] K002478733 Yes
Casson, M.M.E.; Doumel-Adanson; Letourneux, A.; Rebond, N.; Barratte, G.; Bonner, E. [s.n.] Tunisia K002479373 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] West Bank K002478595 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Guarino, L.; Obadi, N.; Hassan, M.; Mohammed, N. [M.8140] Yemen K002478667 Yes
Mcleish, I. [3059] Oman K002478722 Yes
Rowaished, A.K.; Saeed, W.A.; Hussein, M. [s.n.] Yemen K002478663 Yes
Lunt, W. [305] Yemen K002478646 Yes
Santapau, H. [16722] K003067219 Yes
s.coll. [22] Saudi Arabia K002478675 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [5092] Egypt K002478749 Yes
Shabetai, J.R. [810191] West Bank K002478629 Yes
Howard Brown, J. [14] Algeria K002479375 Yes
El-Amin, H.M. [95] Qatar K002478727 Yes
{Prof. Naguib} [715] Bahrain K002478730 Yes
McLeish, I. [2437] Oman K002478711 Yes
Gillet, H. [825] Chad K002359492 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4816] Somalia K003151034 Yes
Gallagher, M.D. [8622/3] Oman K002478859 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [147] Somalia K003151036 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002478626 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22236] Somalia K003151027 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4738] Somalia K003151011 Yes
Brehme, K.L.; Mooney, H.F. [8953] Eritrea K003151052 Yes
Gillet, H. [1433] Chad K002359489 Yes
{Dr Malak R. Rezk} [RM1] Bahrain K002478732 Yes
Cany Gilson, H.; Murray, J. [K8] Saudi Arabia K002478705 Yes
Trott, A.C. [1070] Saudi Arabia K002478677 Yes
Renvoize, S.A. [1273] Seychelles K002955791 No
Wewby, J.E. [[2P17]] Niger K002357184 Yes
Santapau, H. [15234] K003067215 Yes
[S. Filehet] [55] Yemen K002478649 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22235] Somalia K003151026 Yes
de Marchesetti, C. [s.n.] Yemen K002478666 Yes
Gillet, H. [1632] Chad K002359487 Yes
s.coll. [1228] Israel K002478605 Yes
Carter [2016] Sudan K003151047 Yes
Davis, P.H. [3795] Israel K002478637 Yes
Rawlins, S. [1039] K002478612 Yes
Bové [281] Egypt K002478743 Yes
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M. [3] Oman K002478716 Yes
Pender, J. [s.n.] Eritrea K003151058 Yes
Miller, A.G. [2763] Oman K002478702 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [26e] Somalia K003151023 Yes
de Marchesetti, C. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002478623 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [746] Seychelles K002955786 No
Collenette, I.S. [4174] Saudi Arabia K002478689 Yes
Green, P.S.; Hedge, I.C.; Wickens, G.E. [7] Kuwait K002478860 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1154] Eritrea K003151053 Yes
Santapau, H. [16251] K003067217 Yes
Davies, R.; Baker, R.; Dean, W.H. [18c] Niger K002479378 Yes
Rauh, W.; Heidelberg; [V.] J. Lavranos [13234] Yemen K002478615 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3255] Saudi Arabia K002478695 Yes
Koyama, T.; Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [13960] Sri Lanka K003067208 Yes
Bové, N. [28] West Bank K002478630 Yes
Forsskal, P. [1196] Egypt K002478751 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [105] Yemen K002478644 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yemen K002478656 Yes
Schwan, H.E. [43] Saudi Arabia K002478684 Yes
Boulos, L.; GifrI, A.N.; Saeed, W.A. [s.n.] Yemen K002478664 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002478621 Yes
Fitzgerald, D.V. [5650A] Seychelles K002955781 No
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22188] Somalia K003151015 Yes
Cany Gilson, H.; Murray, J. [1515] Sudan K003151051 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [s.n.] Iran K002478609 Yes
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M.; Mosti, S. [20] Oman K002478715 Yes
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [877] Somalia K003151008 Yes
Gillet, H. [3085] Chad K002359486 Yes
Raffaelli, M.; Tardelli, M.; Mosti, S. [389] Oman K002478699 Yes
Davis, P.H. [9412] West Bank K002478608 Yes
McLeish, I. [3198] Oman K002478723 Yes
[G. Ehesaleez] [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002478620 No
Miller, A.G.; Bazara's, M.; Guarino, L.; Kassim, N. [M10323] Yemen K002478662 Yes
Survey, D.L. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002478627 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [15] Yemen K002478617 Yes
McLeish, I. [4007] Oman K002478707 Yes
Procter [4255] Seychelles K002955783 No
Gallagher, M.D. [8674] Oman K002478712 Yes
Bové [281] Egypt K002478742 Yes
Schimper, W. [810] Yemen K000950350 Isotype Yes
Schimper, W. [810] Yemen K000950349 Type Yes
Schimper, W. [810] Yemen K000950348 Type Yes
Schimper, W. [810] Yemen K000950347 Type Yes
Burger, W. [3429] Yemen K002478661 Yes
Aucher-Eloy [3794] Egypt K002478745 No
Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] Israel K002478634 Yes
Popov, G. [1375] Djibouti K003151017 Yes
Bally [B6889] Eritrea K003151044 Yes
Goddard, A. [s.n.] Saudi Arabia K002478692 Yes
Friedmann, F. [4771] Seychelles K002955784 No
Gallagher, M.D. [86754] Oman K002478713 Yes
{Ghazanfar, S.A.; Michiel van slageren} [4228] United Arab Emirates K002478737 Yes
Gabrielith, R. (Miss) [8] West Bank K002478607 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Israel K002478643 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [9424] Saudi Arabia K002478686 Yes
{Rowaished, A.K.; Saeed, W.A.; M . A. Hussein; Salman, B.} [s.n.] Yemen K002478668 Yes
Wewby, J.E. [ZP166] Niger K002357182 Yes
de Marchesetti, C. [s.n.] Yemen K002478660 Yes
Edwards, S.; Rao, P. [3515] Ethiopia K003151024 Yes
Gillet, H. [3246] Chad K002359488 Yes
Forsskal, P. [1189] Yemen K002478651 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2845] Egypt K002478744 Yes

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